People are being reminded to recycle any electrical items replaced with new ones this Christmas.

Old televisions, CD players, mobile phones and cameras are just some of the items expected to be surplus to requirements.

But rather than throwing them away, Oxfordshire County Council wants everyone to do their bit for the environment.

County Hall’s cabinet member for sustainable development Roger Belson said: “I would urge residents to recycle old electrical items they have at any of our eight waste recycling centres, which are dotted around the county.

“We all seem to know instinctively we can recycle paper and glass, but when it comes to goods such as old CD players or kettles there still seems to be more of a tendency to want to throw them in the bin.”

The centres are open between 8am and 5pm.

Also, Christmas trees can be taken to one of 17 recycling points in parks across Oxford, a service which will run until a week tomorrow.

The trees will be turned into wood chips for use in the city’s parks and other open spaces. For details, see the city council website: oxford.gov.uk