According to a recent poll carried out by mobile phone recycling company, Envirofone British people are find many original ways to reduce their environmental impact. Some of the most interesting include showering together in order to save water or using newspaper instead of wrapping paper for birthdays and Christmas.

According to the survey, 40% of 18 to 30 years old said they would happily share a shower to help save water and found this to be a very enjoyable way of being ‘green.’

Other alternative ways of people living a greener lifestyle were uncovered in the study including: turning underwear inside out to wear it for another day, using socks instead of washing hankies or using tissue, using old knickers as dusters, recycling old mobile phones, using newspaper instead of wrapping paper, sharing bath water for the whole family and peeing in the shower.

Envirofone is one of the UK’s biggest and most popular mobile recycling companies; they have paid out over £20 million to their customers and donated over £500,000 to charities.

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Recent research has found that some consumers may be losing as much as 90% by selling their old phone at the wrong mobile recycling site.

Everyone has seen the TV adverts that are being shown recently from many mobile recycling companies offering top prices for old phones but research has shown that there can be a huge difference between the actual prices being paid.

It’s not worth simply going straight to a mobile recycling site top sell your old phone just because you have seen a fun advert. For example selling a Samsung Z700 on some sites will only get you £7 whilst on others you can get up to as much as £55, a huge difference. It’s always worth looking through every site until you find the best price for your old phone.

There are many mobile comparison tools available online however we have found that as the prices change so quickly some of these tools are not updated fast enough and so do not show accurate prices. It’s always best to search through each mobile recycling site yourself to get the correct prices.

Read our reviews on every mobile recycling site and compare prices here.

There are many environmentally friendly things that we all can do in our own homes to make it a greener place to live.

If you are a home owner you can do much more than people who are renting, as people that own their own homes have the power to make structural changes to make the home more energy efficient.

Even if you don’t own your own home there are still a few basic tips that we all can do including:

• Changing the light bulbs – Energy saving light bulbs last much longer than standard light bulbs plus they use less energy so will decrease your electricity bills.
• Switch off electrical items and lights when they are not in use.
• Conserve Water – Switch off the tap when not needed and only run the dishwasher with a full load.
• Plant trees around the house – Planting trees will help the environment as they absorb the carbon dioxide and give off oxygen.
• Reuse packaging that goods come in, including plastic bags.
• Recycle old mobile phones, iPods, CDs and other unwanted items for cash.

Making your house a greener place to live can be very easy with a few little changes. Not only can you make or save some money along the way but you will also be making our world a better place to live.

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Recycle CDs, DVDs or games for cash.

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Every year in the UK alone we generate just under 435 million tonnes of waste, of this amount only 18% is being recycled, this is one of the worst rates in Europe. Recycling waste is a great way not only to help save energy but also to make a big difference to the environment.

Some of the most interesting recycling facts and figures are shown below to help you understand why recycling is so important:

- Every year 17.5 million plastic bags are used that works out at 300 per person

- 3 million tonnes of plastic waste are generated in the UK every year, of this amount 7% is recycled, the other 93% is either incinerated or ends up on a landfill

- Food waste amounts for 21% of total waste

- Every year 12 billion aluminum cans are thrown in the bin

- Over 60% of the rubbish that is thrown away can be recycled

- Before the introduction of the car scrapage system in the UK very few cars or car parts were being recycled. Thanks to the introduction of the system this is starting to change

- Glass which is thrown in the bin and ends up on landfills will last thousands of years before decomposing. In the middle east there have been finds of glass made over 3000 years ago

- One tonne of newspaper takes 24 trees to produce

- Recycling one glass bottle can save enough energy to power a computer for 25 minutes

- Its estimated that there are just under 100 million unused mobile phones in the UK. Recycle your mobile today

- Every minute 100 acres of rainforest’s are being cut down

- In an average persons lifetime they will go through 3.3 tonnes of electrical waste

- 9 out of 10 people said they will recycle more often if it was easier to do

Recycle your old mobiles, iPods, Games, CDs and DVDs for cash and help save our environment today!