Study: UK's 'lost electricals' contain almost £1bn of valuable materials

Stuart Stone
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Brits are hoarding 880 million unused electrical items and throwing away 103,000 tonnes of e-waste a year, a new analysis from Material Focus finds

Precious materials contained inside millions of electrical items that are either hoarded, thrown away, illegally exported, or stolen could add £927m to the UK economy, a new study by Material Focus has...

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