A PROJECT to help people dispose of their waste electricals properly in the run up to Christmas is being launched again.

Skipton-based Comply Direct, an environmental consultancy and compliance scheme, is working alongside Skipton children’s charity SELFA, to launch its two-week WEEE (Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment) recycling project.

The project also involves EWRG (Electrical Waste Recycling Group and spring and flavoured water suppliers, Radnor Hills.

SELFA works with professionals to provide a wide range of free activities for children and young people. These include holiday workshops, specialist clubs, day trips and residentials. It also runs a holiday club each school holiday.

Comply Direct often carries out fundraising activities for SELFA, to help ensure it can continue its work.

From Monday, November 29, for two weeks, EWRG will be providing a container to SELFA’s site at what was previously Ings School, in Broughton Road. The children will be handing out flyers around Skipton over the next few weeks, giving the public the opportunity to bring in all their old electricals for recycling, and in return will be provided with a raffle ticket (per item of WEEE) giving them the chance to win prizes from Comply Direct and Radnor Hills.

Comply Direct marketing leader Cherry Whittaker said: "This is Comply Direct’s third project, following two successful WEEE recycling projects organised earlier in the year, starting with a project with local primary schools followed by a project on Broughton Hall Estate. The success of these projects led us to expand to work with new companies and charities in the local area.

"EWRG, who specialise in the recycling of electrical waste recycling are our trusted recycling partner who we work with to collect, treat, and recycle our customers’ waste electricals from across the UK; we are thrilled to have their support and be working with them once again."

She added: "A huge amount of waste is produced over the festive period and in light of the ongoing electrical waste recycling challenges in the UK, with the majority of waste electrical goods still ending up in landfill and the fact that per person, the UK creates the second highest levels of electronic waste in the world, we want to educate the upcoming generation from an early age on the importance of WEEE recycling, as well as their families, whilst helping to boost WEEE recycling levels in the area, both initially and hopefully going forward long-term."