According to a recent poll carried out by one of the UK’s biggest mobile recycling sites, Envirofone it has been found that the average household contains £110 worth of unwanted electrical gadgets including mobile phones, MP3 players, CD and DVD players, laptops, games consoles and digital cameras.
The total value of all this electrical equipment that is being stashed in people’s homes adds up to a staggering £28 billion. In light of the current economic climate if people were to sell their unwanted gadgets at recycling sites or even car boot sales they could quickly and easily earn some extra cash for themselves.
A lot of the old equipment in people’s homes will comprise of unwanted Christmas presents or items that have since been upgraded to a better model. Envirofone says that over a million tonnes of unwanted electrical items were put in the bin last year alone.
With all the recycling facilities, websites and government regulations in the UK its surprising that a third of all electrical items in people’s homes are still expected to end up at landfill. Electrical items contain both valuable and hazardous materials which should never end up at landfill.
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