Gadgets worth £762 million sent to landfill
Unwanted electrical goods worth £762 million are thrown away every year, according to new research.
New figures show more than 17 million mobile phones, music players, satnavs and other devices are sent straight to landfill. But the one in three adults who throws away one of the items would have received an average of £43.54 from a recycling centre, according to mobile phone provider O2.
Although some electronic gadgets contain hazardous contaminants such as lead and cadmium, it is not illegal to send them to landfill. However, against a backdrop of near record – and rising – commodity prices and growing environmental awareness, the pressure is on politicians, companies and consumers to recycle more of their discarded gadgets.
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BlackBerry ‘UK’s No 1 smartphone’
Research in Motion claims its BlackBerry handsets were the best-selling in the UK for the second year running.
The latest data shows that the troubled BlackBerry averaged 27.7 per cent market share in 2011, and that it hit 8.5 million UK subscribers. Worldwide the number of subscribers grew by 35 per cent year on year, to 75 million in December 2011, driven by growth among young people and in the developing world.
BlackBerry Managing Director for the UK and Ireland, Stephen Bates, said that RIM had dominated pre-paymarket in particular. “We’ve moved the market up by around 40 per cent by offering a proposition people can see the value in,” he said.
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Government urging for Mobile Phone Recycling
More and more people are being urged now by the Government towards recycling their old mobile phones.
The UK citizens are being encouraged to recycle electronics including the mobile phones. In order to have as many UK residents as possible to recycle their old products after the holidays are over now, a new campaign has been launched by The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
Millions of new electronics are received by Britons on Christmas every year, however sadly, less than 30 per cent ever get recycled. The old devices are either lying around unused or get disposed off unethically causing major environmental concerns. It is worthwhile to mention that mobile phones as well as electronics get passed down to younger generations at home, but still most of them lie unaccounted for.
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Christmas opening times
Please see below for our Christmas opening times.
Any order placed between Friday 23rd December 2011 and Monday 2nd January 2012 will be dealt with from Tuesday 3rd January 2012. This is due to the companies closing times during the Christmas holiday period.
Any existing orders received by 22nd December and meet the full working terms and conditions will be processed within our normal time frames. We will do our best to process any phones received after this date on the 3rd January 2012 due to our office being closed during Christmas.
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UK leads the way for online shopping as 80% use web to order goods
Britain has a higher proportion of people shopping online than any other European country, according to a new report.
Ofcom’s sixth International Communications Market study reviewed the internet habits of 17 European nations, finding that 79 per cent of Britons with internet access have bought goods or services online in the last year. Britain online shopping Britain has a higher proportion of people shopping online than any other European country, according to a new report
