Give as you recycle

Used printer cartridges? Old mobile phones? Don't bin them - recycle them and help support Y Care International's work with disadvantaged and marginalized young people around the world.

Y Care International has teamed up with Recycling Appeal, and could earn around £1 for every used printer cartridge and £5 for every used mobile phone you hand in.

It's easy to get involved - simply visit www.recyclingappeal.com and click on ‘Recycle Now'. If you have items to send in, you will either receive a freepost envelope or a call from a member of the Recycling Appeal team to arrange a free collection (minimum of 10 items).

To ensure the funds your products raise are directed to Y Care International make sure you insert our name in the ‘Collecting For' field. Or, call 08451 30 20 10 to join Y Care International's Recycling Appeal.

If you have any questions about Y Care International's Recycling Appeal, please contact Sarah Owen on 020 7549 3175 or email: sarah.owen@ycareinternational.org

You can also help us to promote our scheme by downloading our promotional flyer and displaying in your workplace, school, college or community group. We would really appreciate your support. (downloadable PDF flyer)

Did you know?

• It is estimated that there are around 90 million phone handsets hiding in drawers and cupboards in the UK - these weigh almost six times as much as the London Eye!
• Each discarded empty laser printer cartridge adds around three pounds of waste to our landfills.
• More than 30 million inkjet cartridges are dumped each year in the UK - the same weight as 18 blue whales.
• It's estimated that less than 20% of all unused mobile phones in the UK are currently recycled.