Cash 2 Recycle

UK supermarket giants Waitrose plus recycling specialists Cawleys have both been awarded by the Association for Organics Recycling for their pioneering waste-to-energy recycling scheme, where food waste is sent for conversion to energy and given to the national grid. Currently, Waitrose has produced an overall total of 400 megawatt hours of electrical power using the method, more than enough to boil just about eight million kettles.

The method, called anaerobic digestion, employs microorganisms to break down biodegradable material. The procedure yields a methane-rich bio-gas, which may be converted into heat and electricity. The broken-down food product will then be turned into fertiliser. The process eliminates the requirement to send waste to landfill, reducing greenhouse gases as well as other costs.

Jon Cawley, Managing Director of Cawleys, said: “Waitrose has pioneered the use of anaerobic digestion in the retail market, showing that retailers can make positive environmental changes at all stages in the food chain, treating food waste management as seriously as food sourcing.”

By May, it is anticipated that more than half of Waitrose’s waste will go to the program, with a target of 95% by 2013. Waitrose Recycling & Waste manager, Arthur Sayer says: “We work to reduce the amount of waste we produce, as it’s not in our business interest to produce any waste at all. Inevitably though some food waste does occur and AD has proven to be a sustainable way of eliminating the need to send it to landfill, reducing our impact on the environment and creating renewable energy along the way.”

Ford dealerships in the United Kingdom have started a initiative to recycle old and damaged bumpers from their cars and so far this recycling scheme has already been very successful.

Ford dealers were able to keep over twenty three thousand accident damaged bumpers from entering landfills in last year alone. This is equal to about seventy tonnes of landfill waste diverted by this recycling scheme. The bumpers are going to be recycled into new, usable bumpers as well as other plastic parts and goods.

Ford has called their UK recycling scheme a fantastic success and say it shows that Ford is focused upon environmental concerns. Ford dealerships are also saving cash with the scheme as now the Ford company will remove bumpers from their dealers free of charge.

Retailers in the UK will have to provide recycling points in order that consumers can bring back old batteries. Which in the long run is expected to lead to a increase in the retail price of batteries or a loss in profits – expect the former to occur.

The scheme is introduced to ensure that Britain can meet EU targets to recycle 10 per cent of all batteries by the end of the year. However right now Britons recycle just 3% of the 600 million batteries used yearly.

In the event the UK fails to meet the target, the Government could face a fine of millions of pounds.

Vince Armitage, divisional vice president at Varta Consumer Batteries UK, said the fine will be passed onto manufacturers and could ultimately push up the price of batteries.

“Consumers will have to drive the recycling effort by taking their old batteries to dedicated collection points in retail outlets or municipal sites,” he went on to say that. “Not only is this problematic in itself, if householders don’t even know about the directive and the responsibility they have acquired overnight, then the whole recycling effort will fall down from the outset.”

The battery recycling scheme is anticipated to cost manufacturers around £3 million per annum as they are expected to collect and dispose of batteries – this could lead to a increase in the retail price of batteries.

There are millions of people each year buying digital cameras. Cameras can be great for taking photos and recording videos which may be saved on memory and other digital media. As a result of so many being bought, this also means there are a lot of old cameras that are getting replaced. So, what do we do with theses old camears?

Some people, believe it or not, just put there old digital camera in the bin, where it will be taken to landfill and end up causing many problems to the environment. Recycling of mobile phone devices is becoming more popular as people are aware that mobile handsets contained harmful acid in the screens and batteries, which need to be recycled in teh correct way.

They also realised, that mobile phone had a value to them, even when they were damaged and broken. This is the same for digital cameras and if left at a landfill, they would take hundreds of years to break down. You should visit Greentec, O2 Recycling and Boots Recycle if you have a camera which you would like to sell for cash.

The first thing that may be done is to sell your old camera would be by utilizing an online auction site. If its broken, you could take it to a shop and pay for it to be repaired, cleaned up and put on auction where for some models you could expect to earn some money. This way of disposing of your camera is ok, but you need to be aware the auction site will charge a commission and so will PayPal. Also, you need to weight up the factor of how much you have to pay to get it fixed, is it really worth all the trouble?

Another option for getting rid of you camera this requires hardly any effort, just go online and look for one of the numerous cash for recycling websites who are now accepting various other types of electronic devices. A lot of these Digital Cameras Recycling Websites are looking to other more options to there users and also further help the growing e-waste problem. To achieve they are offering people the chance to earn cash for selling video games consoles, digital cameras, video games along with Mp3 players. For those of you looking to recycle digital cameras for cash on the Internet should pay a visit to Greentec, O2 Recycling and Boots Recycle. We have found that they offer the best prices and tend to pay customers the quickest.

So that you can sell your old digital camera, we would advise using a recycling site to make the whole process simple and quick. Its simply a case of finding a suitable site, searching for the model you want to sell, and you will be quoted a price for your device. If you are happy to proceed just sign up for the website and they will send you a free post bag so that you can post off your old digital camera.

When the recycling website has acquired the camera, they will check it, then process the exchange. The money will either be transferred to your bank account or be sent by cheque – the choice is yours. In some occasions you can also opt for a gift voucher. Using a recycling website is quicker than using eBay and more often than not, you will get more money. The issue with ebay and other auction sites, is that you have to pay them a commission and Pay Pal a commission. This tends to seriously eat into your how much cash you end up with.

Best Recycling Digital Camera Prices

Take a look at our Recycling Digital Cameras section to compare prices that these websites are willing to offer for old cameras.

O2 have joined the recycling game by setting up a all new website where you can sell and recycle your old gadgets for cash. At O2 Recycle, you can find out what they will be willing to pay your old mobile phone, sat nav, mp3 player, digital camera or handheld game console. If you like what they have to offer, you can register and send your items off and O2 Recycle will pay the money into your bank account. Don’t worry if your mobile phones are set on another network – O2 Recycle accept mobile from all network providers and you don’t have to be a O2 customer.

There is a new Mobile Phone Recycling website available called RPC Recycle. They claim to guarantee that they offer the best prices for or old mobile phones and from taking a look at the site, they are very competitive.  So take a look at RPC Recycle to find out more, below we have given a brief outline of how the process will work.

Sell Mobile Phones At RPC Recycling

First, what you need to do is search for the mobile phone you wish to recycle by either make or model number to see what RPC Recycle will pay you. If you are unsure of the model of your phone it can be found by looking at the IMEI label underneath the battery

Then if you are pleased with what they are offering, simply register or sign into your account to complete your sale. Depending on the postal method you select they will then send you a free post or recorded delivery envelope to post your mobile phone back to them. If you have a higher value mobile phone handset you should use the recorded delivery option.

Before sending your phone for recycling, just remember to remove your Sim card from your handset and save any data you may want to keep. I would also recomend that you wipe the internal memory also, just to be safe.

When they have recieved your mobile phone, a member of there staff will check that the mobile phone meets our working order criteria. When and if it does, they will then send you a cheque for the value of recycling your mobile phone within 48 hours of the order being completed – thats fast.

This is the best time to Sell Gold For Cash. The World Gold Council (WGC) has said that the demand for gold has drastically fallen thanks to the record yellow metal price. However, the speculative activity in gold futures market is keeping the yellow metal prices at higher levels. This does not mean the gold will always stay at these high prices, and it is purely being manipulated by investors looking to make money in the future.. So this could be a great time to move on your scrap gold and Sell Scrap Gold online, as we have leanred to our cost in the past – Investor do not have a magic ball and often get things very, very wrong.

I heard today on Talksport Radio from a financial expert that gold prices are expected to carry on going up and could reach $1500 by 2011. This will happen as the price of all commodities will rise due to the potential growth of emerging markets. I think this is why Cash For Gold websites are being so agreesive with there buying of gold – they know it is going to be very valuable in the future – well maybe not know, as no one really know, but these are good indicators.

Are you guilty of wastage when shopping? Do you buy or use things you don’t need to? Here are a few tips you can use, to be more Eco-friendly when you are out and about shopping or thinking of purchasing those everyday items.

Re-use plastic bags from supermarkets and greengrocers for fruit and vegetables, i know this sounds very basic, but it does help. Choose to re-use carrier bags or use strong bags/baskets such as those available through the bag for life schemes at most supermarkets in the UK.

Return the packaging if you buy locally produced products. Ask if the local producer if they would welcome the empty jars, bottles or containers back after you have finsihed. Re-usable batteries are a good idea if you use a lot of batteries, consider buying rechargeable ones that last for years.

Used printer cartridges can be refilled, and are much cheaper to purchase than new ones. Ask suppliers if they refill them at a discounted price, if not you can also sell them online for cash – see Sell Empty Ink Cartridges for more information on how you can do this online.

Choose the milkman rather than buying milk from a local shop or supermarket. By using the local milkman to deliver milk, fruit juices and soft drinks, you will be reusing containers. The glass milk bottles are refilled on average 12 times. Any bottles that are damaged when returned are also recycled along with any foil from the milk bottle tops – this is better for the planet than using milk in a cardboard or plastic container.

If you want the latest music or book then make more use of your local library.Not only can you borrow many books for free, but many libraries have DVDs, CD’s and talking books for loan at very low prices – so you can save money rather than buying or renting. They have magazines and daily newspapers for you to browse. If you do buy your own for work, then consider sharing it with your workmates. Just think for a minute, how many times you go to work and see 5, 6 or more people with the same newspaper.

Instead of buying new toys, you can treat your children to some different toys by borrowing from a toy library. Alternatively arrange toy swaps with other parents at your child’s school. These are just a few tips you can follow, and remember you can sell many of your old items online

Supermarket giants Tesco has just announced that it has joined the BatteryBack recycling scheme. Tesco will place battery recycling points in all Tesco stores nationwide to allow their customers to dispose of their old batteries in a way that is safe to the environment.

Purchasing Manager of Tesco, Huw Clifford said “We believe major retails will be key in helping Britain hit battery recycling targets.” Currently only 3% of batteries are recycled in this country but to meet the European targets this must rise to 25% by 2012.

BatteryBack was initially created in the summer of 2008 in preparation for the Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations. The regulations are a response to a European Directive that states that 25 per cent of all batteries placed on the market must be recycled by 2012, rising to 45 per cent by 2016. Currently, the UK recycles less than 3 per cent of portable batteries, with more than 30,000 tonnes of batteries being discarded every year.

BatteryBack provide BatteryCans for local authority civic amenity sites, schools, supermarkets and other retailers. They have over 2000 battery collection points, a figure that is growing daily. We aim to have 30,000 sites by the end of 2010 and well over 60,000 by the end of 2012.