East Riding of Yorkshire Council has a repair and reuse register to help residents extend the life of household items.
Download the repair and reuse register
The register lists companies that repair goods like TVs, fridges, irons and other items such as clothing.
It also lists charities and organisations that will collect unwanted goods for distribution to the needy.
Home Services Directory
The directory lists local traders who comply with the regulations, who operate in a fair and honest way and who offer high standards of workmanship and customer care.
View Home Services Directory
Freecycle
East Riding of Yorkshire Council is also suggesting residents might use and start local Freecycle groups to keep usable items out of landfill.
Freecycle groups are already operating in the area covering Bridlington to Driffield and has up to 500 members in the Hull area.
Freecycle is an internet-based network which links people with unwanted household items to those who can make use of them. Popular items include furniture and kitchen appliances, computers, TVs and children’s toys.
The site is free to join and is run through Yahoo! Items on offer must be free and legal and have to be collected, so Freecycle is ideal for bulky furniture like sofas.
Contact
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/bridlington_freecycle
hullfreecycle-owner@yahoogroups.co.uk
To start a group, contact www.freecycle.org/startagroup/
