Online recycling marketplace a great place for unwanted items
August 17, 2010
As the UK braces for upcoming EU recycling targets, local authorities across the country are on a quest to improve current recycling rates and cut down on waste being sent to landfill sites.
With the EU Waste Framework Directive expecting that 50 per cent of all household waste be recycled by 2020, the coalition government has outlined a rewards-based approach to recycling in its recent waste policy review. New figures from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) state that current household recycling rates in Britain have risen from 37.6 per cent to 39.3 per cent.
As the motivation to recycle continues to increase with a heightened global awareness of climate change and environmental sustainability, a website has been developed to help householders dispose or trade unwanted items. Recycle.co.uk offers an easy-to-use forum that helps to reduce the level of material waste dumped at landfill sites every year.
Heralded as Britain’s top online recycling marketplace, the site offers practical, comprehensive advice coupled with a community-conscious forum. Householders can receive a host of recycling facts and regularly updated news from the site including tips on how to make a positive, long-lasting impact on the environment.
Items that can be recycled or traded via the online marketplace include mobile phone recycling, white goods, computers, furniture and much more. The site operates similarly to eBay’s online marketplace forum and interested browsers can simply hit the ‘I’m interested’ button to receive more information and begin getting rid of your unwanted goods in a sustainable and rewarding way.
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