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Sam Kumar and family with old electricals for recycling

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“Involve your children in recycling”

Primary school teacher Liz says kids can help you part company with old electricals. “They help you see things in a new light – they question why I am holding onto stuff.”

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“We don’t know how to recycle safely”

Media consultant Sam is into recycling. But like many of us he’s a bit stumped when it comes to laptops. “We have so many and we don’t know how to safely and securely recycle them.”

Fortunately, it’s getting easier to reuse and recycle smart devices.

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Donating old electricals is Eva’s Christmas bonus

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Rachelle: Zero waste with old electricals?

There’s not much Rachelle Strauss doesn’t know about waste and recycling. The author, campaigner and sustainability consultant is founder of...

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Kate has designs on her old electricals

Interiors expert gets behind Give-Back January Journalist Kate Watson-Smyth was taken aback to learn about the enormous amounts of unwanted...

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Sam finds new inspiration

“We have so many old electricals – and we don’t know how to recycle safely.” Media consultancy owner Sam Kumar...

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Steve is on a rescue mission

“It feels criminal to chuck them in landfill” “I keep this little lot hidden under our bed in what I...

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Liz gets the family recycling electricals

“Involve your children in recycling – they question why I am holding onto stuff.” Liz Pigott is a primary school...

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