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Recycle mobiles and inkjet cartridges and help birds

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When your phone reaches the end of its useful life, don't throw it away... recycle it!

Recycle your old mobile phones and inkjet cartridges and help the environment twice over.

For every mobile phone and inkjet cartridge sent to The Recycling Appeal, the RSPB will receive a cash donation. This money will help us to carry out vital conservation work across the UK, such as creating habitats for wildlife.

You can now generate 28% more for the RSPB simply by filling in the Gift Aid form on your freepost envelopes.

The environmental benefits of recycling aren't confined to supporting the work of the RSPB. There are an estimated 75 million redundant mobile phones in cupboards and drawers across the UK. A great many of these will end up in landfill sites. 

Toxic substances

Both mobile phones and inkjet cartridges contain toxic substances. These substances, when disposed of in landfill sites, can leak into the surrounding soil, polluting the environment and placing birds and other wildlife in potential danger. 

TV presenter, writer and producer, Philippa Forrester has given her support to this campaign, ‘This is a fantastic idea, and one that genuinely helps people to make a difference to tomorrow's world. It costs you nothing, helps raise funds for the RSPB and reduces the amount of waste going to landfill. What better way is there to dispose of old inkjet cartridges and mobile phones, and help our environment at the same time?’

Doug Christie, Licensing Manager for the RSPB says, ‘It’s really easy to join this scheme and help raise valuable funds for the RSPB. Just log on to the recycling appeal website and order your freepost envelopes. Once you have completed your contact details on the envelope, enclose your old inkjet cartridges and mobile phones and post to the RSPB recycling appeal.’

Lisa Carr, Marketing Executive for Redeem plc, the company administering the appeal on behalf of the RSPB, says, ‘Not only does the environment benefit from recycling, but everyone who recycles with the RSPB Recycling Appeal will be entered into our prize draw, with the chance to win £100 of Jessops vouchers! So don't add to landfill waste - recycle - you'll be helping the environment in so many ways.’

What can I do?

Recycle your old mobile phones and inkjet cartridges and help the environment twice over.

Help raise funds for our vital conservation work

Last modified: 05 February 2008