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Welsh economy missing out on £850m from hoarded old electrical items, research shows

Households across Wales are hoarding around 26 million small old electricals, rather than recycling them, new research claims. Material Focus - a not-for-profit organisation - revealed if these hoarded items had been reused or passed on, the Welsh economy has missed out on £851 million from second hand re-sale value of small old electricals Instead, the eventual throwing away of these items is contributing to one of the fastest growing waste streams in the world, estimated to cost the UK economy over £370 million of lost valuable raw materials such as gold, copper, aluminium and steel.

Mae mwy a mwy o bobl yn ailgylchu eu gwastraff bwyd i greu pŵer | Recycle for Wales

Gellir troi gwastraff bwyd – fel crafion ffrwythau a llysiau, plisgyn ŵy a bagiau te wedi’u defnyddio – yn rhywbeth defnyddiol. Pan gaiff ei ailgylchu, mae’n cael ei gludo i gyfleuster prosesu lle caiff ei ddefnyddio i gynhyrchu trydan i bweru eich cymuned leol.

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