Join the millions sorting out their cables and saving copper from going to waste by taking part in Recycle Your Electricals : Great Cable Challenge on 14 October 2025, International E-Waste day.
Most of us have a “drawer of doom” – full of old chargers, cables and broken electricals we no longer use. On average, each UK household has 15 cables stashed away. But did you know every one of these cables contains valuable, critical and finite materials like copper?
Copper is essential for phones, transport, clean energy and medical equipment. It’s 100% recyclable, AND recycling it uses up to 85% less energy than mining new copper – a win for the planet! And with copper becoming more scarce, demand soaring, and the detrimental environmental and social impacts of mining for raw materials – how can we all help? The solution is surprisingly simple; harness what we already have.
Enter The Great Cable Challenge! To mark International E-Waste Day, Recycle Your Electricals are challenging the UK to tackle the millions of cables and other electricals sitting idle in our homes, to save the copper from going to waste!
So bag up your old cables – or any old electricals in your ‘drawer of doom’! – ready to recycle this October. Not sure where to start? Check out Recycle Your Electricals handy Cable Guide for more information!
If you are taking part, we would love to hear from you at ActForEaling. Email us as: contact@actforealing.org
Recycle Your Electricals website lets you search for your closest recycling point, and also has some great resources for children and adults wishing to take part. Find out more here.
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