Welcome to Recyclingforcash the Internet's top resource for people looking to help save the environment by recycling their old unwanted goods and at the same time earn some extra money. Don't let your attic, cupboards or drawers fill up with junk or even make the mistake of throwing old items in the dustbin. All old mobile phones, Ipods, Game discs, DVDs and CDs can be sold and recycled for cash payments.
Why Recycle?
According to official statistics the UK produces over 100 million tonnes of waste from households, commerce and industries combined. Of all this waste in the UK only just over 17% is currently being recycled. This figure is still quite low in comparison to other European
countries like Austria and Belgium who are recycling over 50% of all
waste produced.
The waste that does end up in landfills is damaging to the environment as biodegradable waste generates methane, a powerful greenhouse gas. Also lots of energy is put into making new products which are later disposed of, this contributes in a big way to climate change.
Recycling is a great way to help conserve the environment and help to save energy. Consider the following facts:
10 tin cans would save enough energy to power a TV for 30 hours
10 glass bottles would save enough energy to power a PC for just over 4 hours
10 plastic bottles would save enough energy to power a 60 watt bulb for 30 hours
Why Recycle Mobile Phones and Apple iPods?
It's estimated that in the UK there are just under 100 million phones sat around either collecting dust or or there way to landfill sites. Mobile phones contain many dangerous and toxic materials including Cadmium, Lead, Brominated flame retardants and Beryllium, these materials are associated with human diseases and can cause many problems to the environment.
Earn Cash!
By sending your old mobile to the right place it can be disposed of correctly, this will not only help save the environment but at the same time earn you some extra money. Online recycling companies will pay you between £1 - £400 per handset that you send in. Its estimated that each home in Britain will have up to 3 old mobiles hidden away, just imagine how much cash you could make by returning your old phone(s) or Apple I-pods!
As more and more people are buying MP3 players and playing digital music, lots of CDs are being disposed of. Last year over 2500 tonnes of CDs were thrown in the bin and ended up on landfill sites. If all the old CDs people throw away each year were sent in to be recycled this would add up to a staggering £21 Million. Many computer games are also disposed of each year, as the latest games come out or the old game is completed people no longer want to play it and simply put it in the bin.
There are sites available that will allow you to return your CDs, DVDs and Games and will re-use or recycle them correctly for you, in return they will pay you cash. To start making money from your old CDs, DVDs and Games click here.
Together we can all make a big difference to the environment and earn lots of cash at the same time, start recycling for cash today!
A new mobile trade in site has recently been launched by electronics retailers PC World and Curry’s which will allow you to trade in your unwanted mobile and tablet devices in return for vouchers which can be spent in stores or online.
The new scheme which is similar to those offered at other online mobile recycling sites, is as close to a new for old trade in service as you can get as you will be trading in your old mobile phones or tablet computer for vouchers that can be used to buy a new mobile or other electronic goods.
The site promises to monitor and update prices on a regular basis in order to be as competitive as possible. At this time the maximum they are offering for any unwanted electronic item is £250 in gift cards.
How it Works
Visit the Curry’s / PC World trade in website.
Find the device you want to sell by using the search bar or search by manufacturer facility
Select the device you want to sell and you will be quoted a working and non-working price.
If you are happy with the price then register your details and proceed through the checkout.
Once you have checked out you will be sent a return freepost envelope which you can send your goods in. You must send the handset, battery and battery cover, you can send any accessories you have with the phone to be recycled but it will not increase the price of the trade in. At any time you will be able to login to your account to check the progress of your order.
Upon receipt of your unwanted mobile phone it will be checked to make sure it matches the condition you specified and your gift card will be sent out within 4 working days. Your gift card can be used at any PC World or Curry’s store in the UK or via their website.
What Happens to My Old Phone Once it Has Been Received?
Curry’s and PC World state that 100% of the handsets that they receive through the site will be recycled in line with current EU laws. 85% of the handsets that they get will be refurbished by their engineers so they can be resold in the UK and developing countries that rely on mobile phones as their main way of communication.
According to the latest figures published last week by the Environment Agency the UK is now more than doubling the small WEEE (Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment) targets that were set by the European Union for the year ending 2011.
The figures that were published showed that through 2011, 31,331 tonnes of small household WEEE were collected. This works out at 8.3kg of WEEE per person, the target states that 4kg must be recycled per head, based on a population of around 62 million. In percentages 34.3% of all electronic equipment that was sold in 2011 was recycled correctly, this compares to 31.5% in 2010, but these amounts are still some way short of the 45% target set by the EU for 2016. Read the rest of this entry »
Popular Macclesfield based CD, DVD and console game recycling website, Music Magpie has recently announced that they enjoyed their busiest day ever in January this year as people got rid of any unwanted Christmas presents to earn some extra cash.
Music Magpie say that on one day in January they bought an amazing 602,417 unwanted CDs, DVDs and games off people in the UK. This amount was a huge six times more than their normal daily amount. The most common items that were sold on the day included Guns N Roses Greatest Hits, Lord of the Rings box sets and Nirvana Albums.
The company said that people wasted no time at Christmas selling their unwanted gifts as nearly a million items were traded in on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Some of the most popular items that were sold for cash on these days included U2’s album and Dirty Dancing DVDs.
A new report which was published by mobile phone network, O2 has revealed that 17 million old gadgets including mobile phones, SAT NAVs and MP3 players are not being recycled correctly every year and are ending up at Britain’s landfill sites. Read the rest of this entry »
According to the latest figures that have just been released by one of the UK’s biggest recycling sites, a record amount of mobile handsets were recycled in January this year.
It’s thought that as many as £2.63 million worth of unwanted mobile handsets were sent in to be recycled last month and a lot of the money that people earned was used to pay off Christmas debts. In total £2.63 million mobiles is an increase of 30% on the amount sent in for recycling in January last year. Read the rest of this entry »
It was announced last week by the Home Secretary, Theresa May that the government would be banning scrap yards from paying cash to people who bring in scrap metal to be recycled.
The ban on selling scrap metal for cash comes after an estimated 15000 tonnes of metal was stolen and sold in the UK last year.Half of this amount was from the metal industry but the other 7500 tonnes was stolen from public places such as railways, other transport networks, electricity wires, war statues and even church roofs. Read the rest of this entry »
If you have an old or retro games console sat in your house collecting dust, or have recently upgraded to the latest system or held held device you may want to recycle your unwanted console to get some cash for it.
There are many recycling websites in the UK that now offer great cash or voucher payments for old and even broken gaming consoles and handhelds. Read the rest of this entry »
Do you have an old mobile phone knocking about the house that you want to recycle and are a resident of the Republic of Ireland? If your answers are yes why not check out the prices at the following UK mobile recyclers.
The two mobile recyclers listed below allow Irish consumers to get the most money for their old mobile phones and do a little more towards helping the environment in a positive way: Read the rest of this entry »
Popular gold, silver, platinum and jewellery recycling site Post Gold for Cash, has recently announced that they have now paid out a huge £10 million to their customers since the site launched. Read the rest of this entry »
Online CD, DVD and Game trading site Music Magpie has recently launched a new Facebook store that has promised to change Facebook forever.
The new Facebook store allows users to earn cash for their unwanted CD, DVDs and console games whilst using the social network to chat to friends, post on their walls and read their news feeds. Read the rest of this entry »
