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WASTE
LESS
IT Amnesty Returns!
It is estimated that the
average UK home has around
25 electronic devices, around
20% of which are unused.
Many of those redundant
items could be refurbished and brought
back into use, or, if recycled correctly, can be dismantled to allow the recovery of the precious metals contained within them; a process which is much more energy efficient than if they are mined from their ores/raw states.
However, as we are increasingly reliant on our phones and computers to conduct many of our everyday
tasks, our IT items can carry so much information about us that we are often hesitant to let them go – fearful that we haven’t erased all traces of our use and wary of the risk posed by any data left on them getting into the wrong hands.
refurbished or recycled. A percentage of the value of the items donated is returned
to Transition Oundle, the voluntary group which
supports environmental events and projects in the local area.
Every single item collected at the IT Amnesty will be data-wiped, offering peace of mind to those concerned about the theft of personal
A percentage of the value of the items donated is returned to Transition Oundle
details. Anyone wanting certified confirmation that this has happened must complete a short form, requested from OundleIT@gmail.com before handing items in.
People needing assistance to get treasured photos and useful files removed from computers and phones, or with other IT issues, can request help from the Oundle Repair Café team, who will be available on the same day,
It is for these reasons that
Oundle Waste Less is again teaming up with Peterborough based E-Waste Recycle and Oundle Town Council to run the town’s third IT Amnesty. Unused mobile phones, laptops, tablets, cables, desktop computers, Wi-Fi routers, modems and gaming consoles can be brought to The Hub, Fletton House, Glapthorn Road on 18th January, 2-4pm.
From there, they will be taken to E-Waste recycles premises to be data-wiped, before being
in Fletton House. To book an appointment please email repaircafe@transitionoundle.org.uk
‘The past two events have collected around two tonnes of IT items. In return, E-Waste Recycle donates funds to Transition Oundle, our parent body, which is subsequently ploughed back into local environmental initiatives’ said Camilla Sherwin, co-ordinator of Oundle
Waste Less. ‘Handing items in through the
IT Amnesty is a safe and responsible way to
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