In 2010 I will have great hair whilst gardening. I am finally in possesion of a pair of ghd salon stylers. (small excited bounce).
Some may be cutting back due the Darling 2010 Budget but I am upgrading. Quality should be paid for says I.
The existing pair (3rd hand) had given me enough split ends, so it shall be relegated to the recycling pile. But wait - where on earth ( or on Guernsey does one recycle electrical items?).
Cheap electrical items cannot be - I have no idea how to dispose of it responsibly. How do you recycle hair straighteners?
Since starting this blog, I’ve been recycling with a fervour, using States provided glass, plastic, card, paper, aluminium, drinks cartons and metal at Guernsey Ferous Metals. Not to be smug, I have recycled printer cartridges, http://www.inkcycle.co.uk/; used ecycle http://www.thisisguernsey.com/ecycle for donate clothes, a cute Sony hi-fi, and been to the Oxfam.com shop for other items. I have even donated unwanted books to the 50p stall at Icart (yes that was me).
I refused to buy a new Dyson and instead fell in love with Valpy's and it's amusingly faux-beligerant staff to repair including a Miele vacuum cleaner. I even donated mobile phones to family members and broken ones to be refurbished in Africa at www.fonebank.com
My dear mother has also mended and altered many pieces of clothing too.
So what’s an gal to do about electricals?
Update: It's still worthwhile recycling according the The Guardian: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/mar/16/recycling-waste-disposal
"Report for UK government refutes persistent claims that recycling is a waste of time, calls for better facilities and an increase in incineration"
