Boots the popular high street chemist has recently expand their recycling site to allow users to recycle not only mobile phones but also digital cameras, SAT NAVs, printer ink cartridges, iPods and MP3 players.

Boots Recycle does not pay in cash but instead pays in Advantage Points which are added to your Boots card and can be used to buy any items in Boot’s shops.

To start recycling your old devices simply visit the Boots Recycle site and type in the model of the device you want to sell. Like any other recycling site Boots will send you a pre-paid envelope in which to return your items in. Alternatively an envelope can be picked up from any Boot’s store. Once received they will be checked over and the Advantage card points will be added to your card within 30 days.

Not only can you get some extra points for your Boots card for recycling here but also for every electronic device that is sent in £1 will be donated to charity.#

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According to the latest recycling figures to come out of one of Scotland’s biggest cities, Edinburgh it has been found one in five local residents are still putting their rubbish in the bin for it to end up at landfill.

The thing that is more worrying after many years of information campaigns and messages on recycling is that the younger generation have been found to be the worst culprits. This is extremely surprising as young people are commonly associated with an understanding of green issues.

A local council report in Edinburgh found that 28% of people aged 18 to 29 don’t recycle their waste at all. This maybe due to the fact that they feel that at that age they have much more fun things to do with their time.

Edinburgh has recently revealed plans to start kerbside pick-ups for plastic to try and help boot recycling rates. More recycling services will also start in the city in the coming years in order to help meet tough targets.

Within 15 years every local authority in the country must be recycling 70% of waste and cut the amount going to landfill by 5%. If local councils don’t hit these targets then financial penalties will be imposed which will be bad news for everyone who pays council tax.

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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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As well as buying old mobile handsets Mobile Phone Xchange also buys old and unwanted digital cameras, MP3 players and games consoles.

Even if you old gadget is broken, its still possible that you can get some money for it. It would be much better to get money for a broken Playstation or Xbox than simply throwing it in the bin, causing further damage to the environment and getting nothing.

To find out how much your old gadget is worth, simply visit the Mobile Phone Xchange website and type in the name of the device you want to sell, if they will buy it then a price will be shown on the following page.

As a reward for returning your old and unwanted gadgets to Mobile Phone Exchange you will be paid via either bank transfer, cheque or straight into your Paypal account. If payment via gift card is selected then you can receive an additional 7.5% if accepting M&S vouchers, 10% more for Argos or a huge 15% more than the cash value for Debenhams vouchers.

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If you was lucky enough to get a new iPod, games console, digital camera or mobile phone from Santa this year, remember that you can recycle any old ones that you still have lying around.

It’s estimated that if every household recycled just one item each, the UK could reprocess over 24,000 tonnes of unwanted electrical items into brand new goods.

Electronic goods contain precious materials such as copper, iron and gold. Recycling these precious materials means that we can make good use of scare natural resources preventing more for being mined in the future, this will make a real difference to the planet in which we all live.

You can recycle digital cameras, mobile phones, games consoles and mp3 players online for cash payments. Other unwanted electrical items such as hair straighteners, kettles, toasters or TVs can be taken down to your local recycling centre to be disposed of correctly.

It’s estimated that every person in the UK will have received at least one Christmas gift that will they will not want or will be just thrown in the back of a drawer for years to come. Recycling websites and auction sites like EBay see a massive increase after Christmas with people getting rid of old gifts to get hold of some extra cash.

By recycling or reusing unwanted Christmas presents not only are you doing your bit for the environment and making some extra money but also you will be reducing the need for manufacturers to put work, energy and cost into replicating these goods in the short to medium term.

Other unwanted Christmas presents that can be recycled online for cash payments include CDs, DVDs and Console Games using popular recycling site, Music Magpie. Electronics such as Mobile Phones, iPods, and digital cameras can also be recycled online for big cash payments.

Other Christmas related items that can be disposed of correctly includes wrapping paper which can be recycled at your local council recycling centre and Christmas trees that can be composted.

According to recent research it has been found that people produce as much as 5.5% of their annual carbon footprints between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.

There are some things that we can all do in order to cut down on Christmas waste including reusing old wrapping paper, using old Christmas cards as decorations, making or buying 2nd hand gifts, sending e-cards instead of paper ones and recycling old Christmas trees correctly.

Another tip to help cut our own carbon emissions would be by walking or riding a bike on shorter journeys instead of using the car.

Anyone who gets a new mobile phone in their Christmas stocking may use one of the many mobile recycling sites to not only earn some extra cash but to also help cut their carbon footprints. Other electrical devices such as digital cameras and games consoles can also be recycled correctly.

Envirofone one of the UK’s leading mobile recycling sites have recently announced that in the last 12 months they have arranged for over 1.8 million old mobile phones to be reused or recycled.

Envirofone – the trading name of Eazyfone Ltd also announced that the company has an ambitious expansion strategy planned for the next 12 months which may include recycling other devices such as Satellite Navigation Systems, digital cameras and mp3 players. This should allow Envirofone to significantly grow as the leading recycling brand for consumers and business partners.

The Macclesfield based company has also been named on the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 list as the 5th fastest growing company in the UK.

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In order for the UK to meet future recycling targets as set out by the requirements of the WEEE directive many more small devices must be recycled.

The claim has been made by Virdor, a UK waste electric and electronic equipment processing company. Virdor stated that large electronic equipment such as fridges, freezers and TV’s are already being picked up and recycled successfully. More local schemes are still needed for smaller devices including toasters, radios, games consoles, digital cameras and old mobile phones as large amounts are still ending up at landfill.

The EU is currently reviewing the WEEE directive and is considering changing the requirements which will mean that the UK’s recycling targets will rise from 38% to 65%. If the target is increased then a lot of thought will have to go into how many small consumer electronic devices can be recycled.

A new recycling scheme being run in Aberdeen is allowing local households to recycle any old electronic devices.

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