# Charity to raise money in recycling scheme

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2005/11/25/charity-raise-money-recycling-scheme/
- Published: 2005-11-25T00:00:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Irish Heart Foundation is urging the public to get behind their innovative new
fundraising campaign which launched this week. The charity is hoping that supporters
will send in their old mobile phones, PDAs and used printer cartridges which the
charity can redeem for cash.

The appeal is run in conjunction with recycling experts Redeem Plc who give the
charity a cash sum for every reusable handset and cartridge returned.

The funds raised through the appeal will enable the Irish Heart Foundation’s research,
education and community activities as they work to reduce premature death and disability
from heart disease and stroke. Services they provide include CPR courses and health
promotion through their Action for Life schools programme and Happy Heart community
groups.

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Susan O’Dwyer, Projects Coordinator, Irish Heart Foundation said:

We are delighted to launch the Irish Heart Foundation Recycling Appeal and anticipate
a great response from the Irish public. It is so easy to get involved – and completely
free. By just taking a few minutes of your time to send in your old mobiles, PDAs
and printer cartridges, your waste can be turned into funds to help us continue 
our fight against heart disease and stroke.

Supporting the appeal not only allows the public to raise funds but also means they
play an important role in protecting their environment. Handsets and cartridges 
can take years to biodegrade – a single printer cartridge takes up to 1000 years
to decompose – meaning that if dumped in landfill sites these items can pose a long
term threat to the environment. Mobiles, PDAs and cartridges contain toxic substances
which can leak into the surrounding soil causing pollution. By recycling these items
they are diverted from landfill avoiding the associated environmental problems.

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