Tag: e-waste
Unwanted tech could net Brits £600, says Virgin Media O2
Virgin Media O2’s new research has found Brits could earn on average £638 per household with their unused tech The findings reveal Brits’ bad habits as almost 8 in 10 […]
UK households holding unto 880 million unused electrical items, claims Material Focus
Material Focus launches its Electrical Waste: Challenges and Opportunities research to highlight value hidden inside our electricals UK households are holding onto 880 million unused electrical items and throwing away […]
Slow progress tackling UK’s e-waste problem, AirBnB bans indoor security cameras
The government has made little progress on tackling e-waste in the UK, the Environment Audit Committee has said. It published a report in November 2020 which said that every UK […]
Virgin Media and Hubbub launch fund to tackle digital waste
As 3.4 million homeowners confess to throwing broken or unwanted tech in the bin, Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub are launching the 2023 Time After Time fund with a share […]
eBay pushes buying ‘refurbished’ as cost of living crisis hits consumers
The average household has 49 pieces of tech, with 25% of the nation looking to upgrade their home technology this year, in spite of the cost of living crisis This […]
Electrical recycling fund launches to tackle growing e-waste challenge
Material Focus, the not-for-profit Recycle Your Electricals campaign for the UK, is launching a new £2.5 million funding opportunity to make it easier for UK households to recycle their electricals. […]
Tech Digest daily roundup: Record number want next car to be EV
A record number of drivers want their next car to be electric, but the cost of living crisis is forcing many to delay making the switch to a more eco-friendly […]
UK households sitting on 22 million unused broadband routers
Households across the UK are sitting on more than 22 million unused broadband routers — enough to fill ten Olympic swimming pools — which are going to waste instead of […]
Currys launches ‘cash for trash’ scheme
Tech retailer Currys has announced the launch of what it claims is the UK’s first-ever recycling scheme that gives monetary reward for old tech. Called Cash for Trash, the month-long […]
Norway tops Europe’s e-waste league table, UK in second
Norwegians are the biggest culprits in Europe when it comes to electronic waste, or e-waste, guilty of generating an estimated 57kg per household annually – the same weight as six […]
