As millions of Britons continue to hold on to old electronics, charity foundations are appealing to them for their used and unwanted electrical items.
According to a new report, old CD players, kettles, toasters, radios, and other electronics could be used for much better purposes, if the millions hoarding them turned them in to be recycled. Now that plastic bottles, newspapers, and beverage cans are regularly recycled, local authorities have moved on to the growing amount of redundant electronics that are accumulating in households each year.
WRAP said this weekend, that electrical goods mark the final frontier in British recycling efforts. Only one in five electrical appliances are recycled, and nearly half the British population holds on to these old items, revealed a study during Recycling Week this week.
As charity shops realise the monetary and environmental potential of collecting others’ old electrical goods, recycling drives for small appliances have kicked-off across the country, particularly during Recycling Week this week. Mike Lucas, British Heart Foundation retail director, put out an appeal last night for people’s unwanted electrical items such as toasters and kettles. Mr Lucas said there is high demand for the items, but people seem to keep them or get rid of them in other ways.
WRAP’s recycling arm, Recycle Now, published its survey revealing that one in three individuals hang on to old electronics because they are not sure how to dispose of them. However, a third of the respondents also said they would feel better donating the items, as opposed to just throwing them away. Last year, the British Heart Foundation raised over £9m from selling old electrical goods. Oxfam and Cancer Research UK also use small electrical items to raise money for funding.
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