Press releases

Press Releases 2024

“Big puff” vapes are surging onto the market adding to the vape environmental crisis

Media release, 16th December 2024 With 8.2 million vapes now thrown away, or recycled incorrectly, per week, the issue of...

Press Releases 2024

Nottingham Tech Donation Project Unveiled

Media Release, 26th November 2024 Unwanted laptops, smartphones, tablets and chargers can be donated locally to help improve lives across...

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Brands, local authorities & community groups united nationwide for Great Cable Challenge on International E-Waste Day

Media Release, 31st October 2024 200 organisations including businesses, local authorities, and community groups including Currys, B&Q, Gumtree, Ecotricity, Connect...

Press Releases 2024

Whilst a vape ban sends a strong signal, millions of vapes will continue to be sold and will need to be recycled

Media Release, 24th October 2024 With new products coming onto the market, “rechargeable disposables”, “pod” and “Big Puff” models skirt...

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UK’s impending copper crunch could be solved through UK household copper mines

Media Release, 8th October 2024 £266 million worth of copper in UK’s unused or binned electricals as ‘Drawer of Doom’...

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Giant pink cat spotted leaping out at passersby at Waterloo Station

Media Release, 16 August 2024 A giant pink cat hologram will be surprising commuters at London Waterloo from Tuesday 20th...

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The Great Cable Challenge launches to persuade UK households to recycle 1 million cables for International E-Waste Day 2024

Media Release, 31 July 2024 In celebration of this year’s International E-Waste Day, Material Focus is launching ‘The Great Cable...

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Londoners can now donate their 108 million unwanted electricals at Sue Ryder stores

Media Release, 20th June 2024 Londoners can now donate the 108 million unwanted electricals held onto in their homes to...

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Over 1,200 battery fires in bin lorries and waste sites across the UK in last year

Media Release, 10th May 2024 A new “Stop Battery Fires campaign” from Recycle Your Electricals and the National Fire Chiefs...

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Material Focus allocates additional £750,000 to the Electricals Recycling Fund

Media Release, 25th April 2024 Material Focus is reopening its Electricals Recycling Fund today, offering £750,000 of funding to support...

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Nearly £1 billion worth of precious materials could be saved if all our electricals were recycled

Media Release, 28th March 2024 New research from Material Focus has identified that as the demand for electrical items soars...

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Over 90% of vape producers and retailers in the UK are still failing to meet environmental regulations

Media Release, 21 March 2024 With the forthcoming ban on single-use vapes due to be implemented in 2025, new research...

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HypnoCat is back on TV for his electrical encore

Media Release, 13 March 2024 HypnoCat, the Recycle Your Electricals messenger for electrical recycling, is once again gracing the UK’s...

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858,000 rings made from recycled gold could be gifted this Valentine’s Day if we recycled our electricals

How to have an eco-friendly Valentine’s Day Media release, 12 February 2022 Research by Material Focus, the not for profit...

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Bank between £1,300 and £6,330 by re-selling your unused tech

Media release, 31st January 2024 Half a months’ average UK salary sat in cupboards ready to be cashed in –...