Get rid of your junk and save the planet May 21, 2006
Posted by CamdenKiwi in : Camden, Green in the City , trackback
You've got some stuff to get rid of, it's not really good enough to sell, but you're a greenie so you're reluctant to just put it out with the rubbish. One solution is to put it in the basement and hope the fairies will take it away. This does not work, and has led to broken furniture which 'could be repaired', useful containers, ten years worth of the Philosophical Review and all the other unwanted paraphenalia of an affluent but environmentally friendly lifestyle clogging up space in guilt-ridden sheds and basements all over England.
A better solution is to put it up on Freecycle, if you've got the time and inclination, but if you're busy, lazy, or not too keen on total strangers turning up on your doorstep, there's a reasonably priced alternative in central / North London.
I've seen these trucks around a fair bit lately with one parked over the road the other day, and they look like a good idea. Ecojunk pick up your junk, take it away and try to recycle it as much as possible. They have a goal of a 50% recycling rate in their first year, and say they'll put their actual figures on their website, though there's nothing there yet.
They use LPG trucks as well, so lower emissions. They're a new, green business and need your support. Go on, you are never going to use all those yoghurt pots, you know.
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