Businesses, residents and organisations in Cambridge are being urged to recycle their broken electronics at a three-day event being held at University of Cambridge, Sidgwick Site Car Park, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge CB3 9DD.
Businesses, residents and organisations in Cambridge are being urged to recycle their broken electronics at a three-day event being held at University of Cambridge, Sidgwick Site Car Park, Sidgwick Avenue, Cambridge CB3 9DD.
This is a brilliant opportunity for people to get rid of broken or unwanted items from home, College and/or the office
Catrin Darsley
The recycling event takes place during national Climate Week, on Thursday 15, Friday 16 and Saturday 17 March 2012, from 7.30 am to 3.30 pm. All types of business and household electronic waste will be accepted for free and staff will be on hand to help with unloading.
The event is being hosted by European Recycling Platform (ERP), Cambridge City Council, the University of Cambridge, and Love Cambridge as part of a drive to increase the amount of electronic waste that is recycled.
Electronic waste is the fastest growing waste stream in the UK. More than one million tonnes of electronic goods are sold every year, but only around a third is recycled. The materials used to make electronic goods are valuable and can be used to make new products. For example, the plastic from a computer keyboard could end up in a new musical instrument, the gold from a mobile phone could be made into jewellery, and an iron contains enough steel to produce 13 steel cans. Recycling protects the environment and stops e-waste going to landfill. Currently, UK recycling is estimated to save more than 18 million tonnes of CO2 a year – the equivalent of taking 5 million cars off the road.
Catrin Darsley, University of Cambridge Environmental Coordinator, said: “Although the University has a system in place to deal with electronic waste from academic and administrative departments, this is a brilliant opportunity for people to get rid of broken or unwanted items from home, College and/or the office. Come drop off the results of that spring clean, or tidy up to celebrate the end of term. There will be an Environmental Office representative on site, to answer any questions that you may have.”
All electrical waste collected will be recycled, including computers, monitors, mobile phones, video players, games consoles, microwaves, dishwashers, fridges, ovens, battery operated toys, power tools, electric kettles, televisions, electric heaters, radios, MP3 players, fluorescent and low energy light bulbs. Recycling is provided courtesy of Apple. All electronics will be sorted and treated within the UK.
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