Recycling

[koster]

I bought a lamp shade today, and this has a label with a symbol showing a crossed out wheelie bin.

Does anyone know what this means? If a lamp shade shouldn't be disposed of in landfill / in a wheelie bin, how should it be disposed of? It doesn't fit into any of the obvious recycling categories.

[Mamyalynne]

When the time comes, either freecycle it or take it to a charity shop - if broken I would reduce it to component parts and bin it.

[bookbinder]

It looks as if the crossed out bin mark applies to the lamp, rather than the shade. WEEE stands for Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment Directive, and a lamp shade can't be described as electronic or electrical, so I suspect that some over-keen jobsworth has put the icon on everything that ever gets anywhere near electricity.
http://www.valpak.co.uk/Libraries/WEEE_Compliance/EEE_product_markings.sflb.ashx
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waste_Electrical_and_Electronic_Equipment_Directive

[deggers316]

trash and bag it and bin it !

[koster]

Bookbinder, I think you're probably right! It was probably a sticker destined for lamps, and they decided to put it on lampshades too...

[bookbinder]

Glad I could help.