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WRS stories about “recycling”
Monday, 22 June, 2009
It’s estimated there are around 8 million redundant mobile phones gathering dust in drawers across Switzerland, and a project is underway to rescue these old devices and give them a new lease of life in developing countries. Pete Forster spoke to Tanya Guggenbuhl from the group SolidarComm, who are behind the drive.
Where dead batteries are laid to rest
Friday, 15 May, 2009
Have you ever wondered what happens to your old batteries? Every year in Switzerland, 120 million of them reach the end of their useful life. Of these, two-thirds end up in collection centres to be recycled.
Friday, 15 May, 2009
Have you ever wondered what happens to your old batteries? Every year in Switzerland, 120 million of them reach the end of their useful life. Of these, two-thirds end up in collection centres to be recycled.
Swiss aim high on mobile recycling
Thursday, 14 May, 2009
Do you have a mobile phone stuck at the back of a drawer somewhere, gathering dust? If you’re not going to use it, you’d be better off recycling it – its components could then be re-used for other things. This weekend might be a good time to have a mobile-phone clear-out. Swiss non-profit recycling organization SWICO is setting up collection points in 300 locations across Switzerland, as Catherine Allen reports.
Thursday, 14 May, 2009
Do you have a mobile phone stuck at the back of a drawer somewhere, gathering dust? If you’re not going to use it, you’d be better off recycling it – its components could then be re-used for other things. This weekend might be a good time to have a mobile-phone clear-out. Swiss non-profit recycling organization SWICO is setting up collection points in 300 locations across Switzerland, as Catherine Allen reports.
