Cash for trash: recycling printer cartridges and mobiles

Traidcraft have teamed up with leading recycling company, Recycling Appeal. Every time you donate a cartridge, mobile phone or PDA to Recycling Appeal, Traidcraft will receive a cash donation to help continue our vital work in developing countries.

And as well as this, it means the cartridges aren't harming the environment by sitting in landfill sites. Did you know it takes up to 1000 years for a printer cartridge to decompose?

How your support helps

Khadija works at GUP, which stands for Gono Unnayan Prochesta (People’s Development Efforts). GUP trained her in Batik and provides her with accommodation.

"I have no idea how I would have managed without working here. Now I have a deposit plan so I am also saving. For the future, I would like to always have work. Always I need to earn some money. I want to provide the best for my son."

Register your support today

• Sign up online to recycle your printer cartridges for Traidcraft or telephone 08451 30 20 10 stating that you wish to recycle for Traidcraft. The team at Recycling Appeal will take it from there.

How it works

• If you have small number of cartridges or mobile phones, you can send them freepost to the Recycling Appeal in an envelope.
• Alternatively, you can box them up and Recycling Appeal will collect them free of charge from anywhere in the UK.
• Recycling Appeal then send a cash donation to Traidcraft for the value of your cartridges and mobile phones.
• For more information on how much your recycling is worth you can download the price list on the Recycling appeal website.

With your help, we can make an even bigger difference.

Thank you so much to everyone who has taken part so far. With you help, we are transforming lives in the developing world.