recycle your old electrical
items this Christmas

In the UK the amount of electrical waste we create in one year would fill the new Wembley 6 times! That's a lot of waste, especially when all electrical items can be recycled at many recycling centres across the UK. Here are some tips to help you reduce, reuse and recycle-more electrical products this Christmas and New Year:

• if you are looking to purchase a new digital television, but your current one still works - you might wish to buy a digital box instead. This will save money and your old television from going to landfill, for information on switching to digital please visit www.digitaluk.co.uk
• you can find your nearest waste electrical recycling site by using the bank locator or text 'elec' and your postcode to 60060
• buy products with rechargeable batteries so that the batteries can be reused, then dispose of them correctly
• make sure replacement electrical goods are required not just desired!
• consider whether the item could be repaired, for example www.ukipodrepairs.com buy and repair broken ipods
• choose an ethical gift in place of an electrical item, or how about buying some solar powered or wind up gadgets that are now available?
• if possible have a real Christmas tree with roots, instead of a fibre optic one - this will less energy and you can enjoy the smell of the real tree, adding to the festive spirit. After Christmas you can then plant it in your garden

For more information on recycling electrical products please click here. For ways to recycle other waste at Christmas please click here.

If you have any other recycling suggestions please feel free to email them to us.