Recycling Adds Up for Oxfam Ireland
Did You Know...
- That just 50 used toner cartridges & old five mobiles could pay for a month’s worth of teaching for children who wouldn’t otherwise be able to go to school?
- Or that two mobiles could raise enough cash to supply school dinners for 100 hungry children?
- And just eight used inkjet cartridges could provide a child with the schoolbooks and other equipment they need?
The Oxfam Ireland Recycling Appeal will allow the agency to transform old mobile phones and printer cartridges into tangible resources that will make a big difference to the lives of children in developing countries. With an estimated 15 million unwanted handsets in the country and around three quarters of the millions of cartridges sold each year being binned, the fundraising potential is enormous. Taking part doesn’t cost a penny with items being returned in freepost envelopes for recycling; businesses can also participate and take advantage of the appeal’s free collection service.
Supporting the appeal makes it easy to do your bit and will help Oxfam Ireland continue working with others for a world where every man, woman and child achieves their right to live free from hunger, poverty and oppression. By focusing on supporting, securing and saving lives Oxfam Ireland aims to end poverty and suffering in developing countries.
Recycling not only raises essential funds for the charity but also helps our environment by diverting unnecessary waste from landfill. If thrown in the bin, mobile phones and printer cartridges end up in landfill sites where the toxic substances they contain can leak into the surrounding soil, damaging plant and wildlife. There is also trouble at the top of the site where decomposing waste produces methane and carbon dioxide, both greenhouse gases which contribute to climate change.
Recycling Appeal charities including Temple Street Children’s University Hospital , Barnardos Ireland and the Irish Red Cross receive cash for handsets sent in on their behalf. Supporting Recycling Appeal is so easy; the hardest part is choosing a charity!
To make a difference support the Oxfam Recycling Appeal by visiting www.recyclingappeal.ie/oxfamireland or calling 08451 30 20 10
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For further information please contact
Simon Dunn on 01324 678907
or email simond@recyclingappeal.ie
