# RNLI raised over £100,000 last year from recycled cartridges and gadgets

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/01/14/rnli-raised-100000-last-year-recycled-cartridges-gadgets/
- Published: 2014-01-14T12:30:13+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

Working with The Recycling Factory, the RNLI last year beat its target of £100,000
raised from recycling inkjet cartridges, toner cartridges, mobile phones and electronic
gadgets.

The income raised has helped fund the training of two lifeboat volunteers, at a 
cost of £1255 each, across all of the RNLI’s 237 stations for a whole year.

RNLI supporters send in their empty cartridges using freepost envelopes or, if they
have larger volumes, in free recycling boxes. [The Recycling Factory](http://www.therecyclingfactory.com)
say that “100% of each item’s value is donated directly to the charity” and the 
service is “completely free of charge”.

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