Half a billion cheap electrical items go to UK landfills in a year, research finds
by Sarah Marsh Consumer affairs correspondent from Environment | The Guardian on (#6FGF8)
Research by Material Focus shows everyday items such as disposable vapes are a big contributing factor
Almost half a billion small, cheap electrical everyday items from headphones to handheld fans ended up in landfill in the UK in the past year, according to research.
The not-for-profit organisation Material Focus, which conducted the research, said the scale of the issue was huge and they wanted to encourage more recycling.
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