According to a recent survey by Tesco Mobile, up to 11 million new mobile phones will be bought this Christmas.  Although some of the old mobile phones will be reused or recycled, many will end up being thrown away.  In response to this survey, Tesco is rolling out a new online mobile phone recycling service to encourage their […]

I stumbled across this great video by Hank Green at EcoGeek.org which gives an easy to follow guide on how to reuse and recycle an old laptop. The idea of the guide is to show people how to remove parts of an old laptop that can be reused or sold on Ebay, before sending the […]

If you are one of the millions of people that have old mobile phones gathering dust in drawers, there has never been a better time to recycle them and help out a good cause.  With Children In Need just around the corner, millions of households throughout the UK will receive Freepost envelopes over the coming weeks. 
The campaign […]

Electrical retail giant Currys has launched the first UK in-store recycling scheme for end of life electrical items.  The recycling scheme has been launched to coincide and work in accordance with the WEEE Directive that finally became fully effective on 1st July.  The scheme enables customers to return old electrical items to any one of its […]

Over the past 10 years mobile phone sales have rocketed to such an extent that the majority of the UK population now own a mobile phone.  With mobile phone designs and technology changing on a regular basis, mobile phones are no longer just a communication devise, but also a camera, music player, toy and fashion […]

All businesses that use electrical and electronic equipment must comply with the WEEE Directive (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive).  Rather than disposing of such waste within general waste containers, WEEE must be stored, collected, treated, recycled and disposed of separately.  Documentation must also be kept as proof that WEEE has been collected by an authorised […]

The WEEE Directive is the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive.  The aim of the WEEE Directive is to increase levels of recovery and recycling, thereby reducing the amount of electrical and electronic waste going to landfill. 
The importance of the WEEE Directive is emphasised by the fact that WEEE is the fastest growing waste stream in the UK.  […]