Recycle Mobile Phones, Printer Cartridges & Jewellery in aid of NRAS

Do you have old or broken mobile phones lying around your house, empty printer cartridges that you would like to recycle or odd earrings and broken bracelets? Why not recycle them and help us raise the much needed funds to support people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at the same time?

Is it easy?

Yes! All you have to do is contact Ruth at NRAS, either by email - ruth@nras.org.uk , or by phone - 0845 458 3969, and let her know what you would like to recycle, i.e. mobile phones, printer cartridges or jewellery, and how many freepost recycling envelopes you would like and we will send them to you in the post. When they arrive, put the items that you would like to recycle in the correct envelopes and put them in the post - you don't even have to write an address on the envelope or pay for the postage, it's that simple!
These services are provided by Recycle4Charity and Jewellery Recycling.

How many recycling envelopes will I need?

You can have as many freepost recycling bags as you like! Each bag can hold up to three mobiles/cartridges or a handful of jewellery and you are more than welcome to request extra bags to give to your friends and family.

Can I recycle any mobile phone?

Yes, we can recycle any mobile phone regardless of whether it is broken or locked.

Which printer cartridges can I recycle?

The main cartridges that can be recycled are Dell, Canon, Lexmark and Hewlett-Packard inkjets, but for a full list please click here

What kind of jewellery can I recycle?

All kinds of jewellery can be recycled, from odd earrings, to broken chains, gold, silver, even costume jewellery - all items will benefit the charity.

How much money will NRAS receive from my recycled items?

The majority of inkjet cartridges will raise £1, so every 12 cartridges that you recycle for NRAS, you will be paying for a helpline call to support someone with RA.

Mobile phones can raise up to £30 when recycled, so just 1 recycled phone will help fund the production of an information toolkit for a volunteer. Why are volunteers important?

Jewellery is always valued before it is recycled and any items that are worth money will be sold instead. Recycled jewellery can vary greatly in price, but as an idea:

• A couple of rings could fund a resource pack for health professionals to provide patient support
• A collection of old watches could pay to set up a new NRAS Group in the UK
• A collection of costume jewellery would pay for a helpline call

Please see below to see how you have already made a difference.

What else can I do to help?

If your hospital or workplace would like to ‘go green’ too, please contact Ruth at NRAS to talk about collecting empty laser and toner printer cartridges too.

You have already made a difference!

Since we launched the fundraising scheme in February 2010:

You have raised:

£1,917.69

You have kept from landfill:

161kg