This is a great initiative and its such a shame that your collection box was stolen - as practical expertise in understanding how a lot of these stuff works and how to mend what you can is very valuable and confidence building. Sadly the pink stand alone small electrical bank near me has in recent months been broken into and left open to the elements several times.  People also leave larger electrical and electronic stuff there too which shows that there is a lot more stuff that needs to be mended/repurposed or used for spare parts and learning how things work for which an easy disposal route if not being mended needs to be found.  many people do not have cars!  I read somewhere that the UK has one of the greatest amounts of electrical and electronic waste in the world. One of electrical items most often taken to HWRCs used to be vacuum cleaners.  Many of these just needed emptying!  I know from my in-laws that they thought that it owuld be easier to buy a new bagless vacuum cleaner rather than struggle to get more bags for their vacuum once it became difficult to get ones to fit.  They then found that they could not undo the clips for the bagless one.  I wish that they had said that they were having trouble getting bags to fit their vacuum from the supermarked or electrical shop because it was easy to buy these online.  Online was not an option for them.  It would be really good if it was easier  for people to order spare parts like this without having a huge postal charge as well.  Universal bags to fit rather than the branded ones for vacuum cleaners are often available Clearing out the hair wrapped around the rollers and removing large items from the hoses is also something that a lot of us can do but some of us can't so easily with the failing eyesight and reduced dexterity that ill health and ageing can bring. I used to fit new belts in my Hoover and that was easy - but only when I could find them to buy.  espares and other online shops have been wonderful but the postage for something small can be really high compared to the cost of the spare!  3-D printing also means that some parts can be made by that means. The lone Mattock Lane vacuum cleaner mender sadly closed his shop some time ago so no more vacuum servicing there.

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Topic	Date Posted	Posted By
Small electrical donations box stolen from its collection point	02/10/25 12:05:00	Zahra Shah
Re:Small electrical donations box stolen from its collection point	02/10/25 13:32:00	Rosco White
Re:Small electrical donations box stolen from its collection point	04/10/25 11:12:00	Geoffrey Berg
Re:Re:Small electrical donations box stolen from its collection point	07/10/25 16:20:00	Susan Kelly
Re:Re:Re:Small electrical donations box stolen from its collection point	17/10/25 12:21:00	Philippa Bond
Re:Small electrical donations box stolen from its collection point	21/10/25 12:12:00	Zahra Shah

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