Less than 50 percent recycle electronic waste
A new study by T-Mobile has found that less than half of Britons say they recycle their electronic waste including mobile phones, kettles and toasters.
The study found that Britons have generally good environmental behaviour at home, but that electronic recycling is a weak point.
The majority of those surveyed (88 per cent) said that they recycle waste from their household but the best recyclers were in the over 55 age group where nine out of ten said they were committed recyclers of household waste.
T-Mobile commissioned the survey in order to highlight the company’s mobile reuse and recycling programme which people can use by picking up a recycling bag at a T-Mobile store. Customers receive a bag automatically in their new phone box.
When recycling their phones, people are urged to reformat the device so that their personal information remains personal.
Source: Recycle.co.uk - 21st May 2008
