Tag: recycling
Currys launches ‘cash for trash’ scheme
4 in 10 Brits have cupboards full of unwanted electrical waste
1 in 8 office workers to resign because lack of remote working
Brits sitting on £7 billion in unwanted gadgets, claims research
Up to 40 million gadgets unused in UK homes
Google pledges to include recycled materials in all own products by 2022
Medals for 2020 Tokyo Olympics made from recycled gadgets
Apple’s recycling robots take 200 iPhones apart EVERY hour
Research shows a whopping 68 million unused mobile phones in the UK
New research from SellMyMobile.com has revealed that Britain is sitting on a mountain of as many as 68 million unused or unwanted mobile phones. A sample study of 1,332 past and present mobile owners showed that two thirds (65%) of…
Bomb-proof info-bins to hit London
Since the IRA’s bomb attacks in the 80s, there have been remarkably few bins around railway and tube stations in the UK – the fear being that terrorists might stick a bomb in one. Well, now bins are back. A company called Media Metrica has designed BIN 2.0. It’s bombproof, has recycling sections, and feature screens with news, travel, and weather info on them.
It’s been tested in the New Mexico desert over the past five years, and costs £15,000 to produce and £3,000 to install. It’s hoped that costs will be recouped by local businesses sponsoring a bin. In the event of an attack, the bins can be changed to display emergency information, directing people away from danger areas.
(via The Inquirer)
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