Nearly half a billion small tech items thrown away
Nearly half a billion small electricals such as cables, lights, mini fans and disposable vapes, were thrown away last year, research from Material Focus has shown. These “Fast Tech” items, the electrical version of fast fashion, are the fastest-growing e-waste type, it says. The average home also has 30 unused electrical items gathering dust, the […]
Retailers to pay for consumers’ e-waste recycling from 2026 under UK plans
Households will be able to drop off cables and other electrical waste in-store or have home collections, says Defra British households will benefit from improved routes for recycling electronic goods from 2026, under government plans to have producers and retailers pay for household and in-store collections. Consumers would be able to have electrical waste (e-waste) […]
