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E waste - get rid of it correctly

Most of us replace our mobile phones every 2-3 years - but what do we do with our old one?  Let it gather dust in a cupboard?

We're continually updating our tech, which generates more than 50m tonnes of e-waste globally. Yet only 20 per cent of this is recycled, which means tons of increasingly rare precious minerals, such as copper, tellurium, lithium, cobalt, manganese and tungsten, are winding up in landfill sites.

Tech recycling specialists Envirofone say there are key common misconceptions many of us have surrounding recycling our E-waste.

A quintessential English country house with impeccable eco-friendly credentials

Edward Bulmer is an interior designer and expert on historic buildings. He runs an organic farm and lives in  Grade 11 listed estate in Pembridge, Herefordshire. He is very environmentally aware. He and his wife Emma came second in the BIID 2011 Retrofit Awards.

Tesla Powerwall2 installed for Robert Llewellyn

Joju Solar has completed the installation of the innovative Tesla Powerwall2 at the home of actor and TV presenter Robert Llewellyn, integrating it with a new expanded solar photovoltaic (PV) roof system. It's one of the first such installtions of the Powerwall in the UK, which become available to order here only in May.
 
What is the Powerwall2?
 

Edge London does London Festival of Architecture

You'll find EDGE at 146 Marylebone Road, London, NW1 5PH. The team is preparing for a day and evening packed with information, tools and experts who can help you with more eco-friendly design and build projects.

Eco friendly wall coverings

According to the British Coatings Federation wallpaper sales are continuing to grow, as they have been for the past few years. Well, lockdown did present many of us with time to get to grips with some of the more difficult DIY tasks ..such as learning to hang wallpaper. 

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