Recycling old pots and pans?

[jrfraser83]

Morning all.

We have some old and battered saucepans and woks etc, not good enough for second hand/charity shop use. Just wondered if anyone knows how we can get these recycled; front of house green bins/recycle bank/council collection?

Also while I'm at it, what's the deal with all the Christmas trees left out in the street. I presume these get collected?

Ta.

James.

[DulwichFox]

General waste ?? Green bin ? or take to Devon Street

DulwichFox

[Sue]

If they are metal, would they not go in the blue recycling bin?

Stuff in the green bin goes to landfill, so far as I know?

[Penguin68]

A multitude of solutions here:- https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=scrap+metal+SE+London&oq=scrap+metal+SE+London&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.9632j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#dlnr=1

[jrfraser83]

I thought they would be recycle (blue) bin waste, but am not sure if they are too big or actually recyclable?

Anyone know an email/number I can ask @ the council?

[Sue]

jrfraser83 Wrote:

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> I thought they would be recycle (blue) bin waste,

> but am not sure if they are too big or actually

> recyclable?

> Anyone know an email/number I can ask @ the

> council?

If they are metal, surely they can go in the blue bin regardless of size?

If you phone the main council switchboard they will put you through to the right department, but if it was me I'd just put them in the blue bin :)

[Peckhamgatecrasher]

You could build a Spitfire.

[Sue]

:))

[Sue]

Penguin68 Wrote:

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> A multitude of solutions here:-

> https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=scrap+metal+SE+L

> ondon&oq=scrap+metal+SE+London&aqs=chrome..69i57j0

> l5.9632j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#dlnr=1

Do you know if this kind of place also deals in relatively small amounts of gold and silver, or if not where would be a place to take it which will give me a fair price?

It's basically old and broken jewellery.

[Penguin68]

All I did was google Scrap metal SE London. Googling scrap (melt) silver prices gets me:-

http://www.gold-traders.co.uk/scrap-silver-prices.asp

where you can also input gold weights. Remember that you will need to know what carat (purity) your gold and silver are.

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=gold+silver+melt+prices&oq=Silver+melt+prices&aqs=chrome.4.69i57j0l5.11463j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8

[Mands]

A pawnbrokers would buy old & broken gold jewellry. Theres some in peckham.

[Sue]

Penguin68 Wrote:

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>Remember

> that you will need to know what carat (purity)

> your gold and silver are.

>

Thanks. I've got absolutely no idea. It's stuff that's been kicking about for years.

I assumed they must have some way of telling!

[Penguin68]

I assumed they must have some way of telling!

Silver and gold are very often marked - you need to research the marks. UK silver and gold will always be marked. Most continental gold (and silver often) will have some type of marking, such as 18, 14, 9 which will tell you something about them. Jewellers will also know. A touchstone will tell then quickly whether the item is gold or not, for instance.

[Dogkennelhillbilly]

You can't just throw random bits of metal in the blue bin. RTFM!

[jrfraser83]

*Googles* RTFM.

There is no mention of pots and pans in any "FM" I've seen. Hence why I'm asking this question.

Dogkennelhillbilly you think I need to take them to a recycling centre?

[Sue]

Dogkennelhillbilly Wrote:

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> You can't just throw random bits of metal in the

> blue bin. RTFM!

I do! It's always been taken!