Electrical items such as vapes, fans, cables and USB sticks can all be recycled
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.
They all contain valuable raw materials, such as copper wires and lithium batteries, which can be recovered through the recycling process. Material Focus's research also showed that the amount of electrical waste has decreased since 2017. That's partly because many electrical items are lighter now, but also because recycling rates have risen. 60% of people now say they recycle their electricals.
Material Focus's survey is based on a survey of 2000 nationally representative adults by Opinium Research, conducted in July for Fast Tech, and August-September for hoarded electricals. The vapes figure comes from a survey of 5,156 adults conducted by Yougov between June and August.
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