{"id":32650,"date":"2023-10-12T07:07:38","date_gmt":"2023-10-12T06:07:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/?page_id=32650"},"modified":"2025-09-08T14:48:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T13:48:11","slug":"what-is-fasttech","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/what-is-fasttech\/","title":{"rendered":"What is FastTech?"},"content":{"rendered":"<section id=\"lab_page_header_two-block_dbb1fec8e49ada5aa4d619512a051054\" class=\"lab-page-header-two\">\n    <div class=\"lab-page-header-two__content\">\n        <div class=\"row lab-page-header-two__content-container\">\n            <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-12 lab-page-header-two__content--wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"lab-page-header-two__content-aligned\">\n                    <div class=\"a-angled-heading a-angled-heading__responsive\">\n                        <h1 class=\"lab-page-header-two__heading\" style=\"color: #FFFFFF;\">What is FastTech?<\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n                                            <p class=\"lab-page-header-two__description\" style=\"color: #FFFFFF;\">Mass-produced, small electrical items that cost as little as \u00a31. And with over 11 million being binned every week, they\u2019re now the world\u2019s fastest-growing type of electrical waste.<\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-lg-6 col-md-12 lab-page-header-two__image--wrapper\">\n                <div class=\"lab-page-header-two__promo-image\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/FastTech-webpage-header-microphones-in-bag-1000px.webp\" alt=\"a pale skinned hand holdin a clear plastic bag with two small microphones and a speaker. The label on the bag says &quot;one week&quot;\" title=\"FastTech webpage header microphones in bag 1000px\" class=\"main-image polyfill-image\">\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"lab-page-header-two__locator-wrapper\">\n            <div class=\"container\">\n                <form\n                    action=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/electrical-recycling-near-me\/\"\n                    method=\"POST\"\n                    class=\"lab-page-header-two__locator\"\n                    id=\"locations_search_autocomplete_form\"\n                >\n                    <label for=\"locations_search_autocomplete\"  class=\"lab-page-header__locator-descriptive\">\n                        Find your nearest donation or recycling point                    <\/label>\n\n                    <div class=\"lab-page-header-two__item\">\n                        <input class=\"form-control lab-page-header-two__locator-input\"\n                            id=\"locations_search_autocomplete\"\n                            name=\"locations_search_autocomplete\"\n                            type=\"text\"\n                            class=\"form-control\"\n                            placeholder=\"Enter a UK address or postcode\"\n                            aria-required=\"true\"\n                        \/>\n                        <span aria-live=\"polite\" role=\"alert\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"lab-page-header-two__locator-error\">Sorry, that postcode has not been recognised, please try again. Please note that we can only search UK postcodes.<\/span>\n                        <input type=\"hidden\" id=\"locations_search_autocomplete_lat\" name=\"locations_search_autocomplete_lat\" \/>\n                        <input type=\"hidden\" id=\"locations_search_autocomplete_long\" name=\"locations_search_autocomplete_long\" \/>\n                        <input type=\"hidden\" id=\"locations_search_autocomplete_nonce_data\" name=\"locations_search_autocomplete_nonce_data\" value=\"c1d70b236c\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/32650\" \/>                    <\/div>\n                    <button type=\"submit\" id=\"locations_search_autocomplete_submit\" class=\"a-btn\">\n                        <span class=\"a-icn\">\n                            <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" width=\"19\" height=\"16\">\n<!--!Font Awesome Free 6.7.2 by @fontawesome - https:\/\/fontawesome.com License - https:\/\/fontawesome.com\/license\/free Copyright 2025 Fonticons, Inc.-->\n  <path d=\"M416 208c0 45.9-14.9 88.3-40 122.7l126.6 126.7c12.5 12.5 12.5 32.8 0 45.3s-32.8 12.5-45.3 0L330.7 376c-34.4 25.2-76.8 40-122.7 40C93.1 416 0 322.9 0 208S93.1 0 208 0s208 93.1 208 208zM208 352a144 144 0 1 0 0-288 144 144 0 1 0 0 288z\"\/ fill=\"currentColor\">\n<\/svg>\n                        <\/span>\n                        <span class=\"a-text\">Search <span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> (Submit recycling centre search)<\/span><\/span>\n                    <\/button>\n                <\/form>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"lab_content-block_04c39c7e73f4923525ed2729d3fe58f8\" class=\"lab_content alignleft lab_content alignleft--center o-section\">\n  <div class=\"container\">\n      <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n          <div class=\"content-block\">\n                                <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-12 title-wrapper\">\n                          <h3><span>The quick guide to FastTech<\/span><\/h3>\n                      <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                                                            <div class=\"row\">\n                      <div class=\"col-12 content\">\n                          <h4><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2018FastTech\u2019 refers to everyday small electricals \u2013 from headphones to cables, decorative lights to mini fans and even vapes and LED balloons. These items are cheap and often have a short lifespan. This means it\u2019s easy to see them as \u2018disposable\u2019 even when they\u2019re not designed to be. It\u2019s Fast Fashion for the world of technology and, like the clothing industry, FastTech has huge environmental and social impacts.<\/span><\/h4>\n                      <\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<section id=\"lab_four_blocks-block_51461330c701b9a99f82fba5ab701a08\" class=\"o-section lab-four-blocks _two-tone\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-12 lab-four-blocks-heading\">\n                                            <h2><span>What\u2019s the problem with FastTech?<\/span><\/h2>\n                                                                <p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The hard reality of \u2018bought, then binned\u2019 electricals<\/span><\/p>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"block-container \">\n                                            <div class=\"block\">\n                            <div class=\"flexible-image-block\">\n                                                                    <figure class=\"flexible-image\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                                            srcset=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fast-tech-in-the-bin-2024-1072x780-1-345x194.webp 345w,\n                                            https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fast-tech-in-the-bin-2024-1072x780-1-384x216.webp 384w,\n                                            https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fast-tech-in-the-bin-2024-1072x780-1-468x252.webp 468w,\n                                            https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fast-tech-in-the-bin-2024-1072x780-1-268x144.webp 268w\"\n                                            sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1280px) 262px, (min-width: 980px) calc(19.64vw + 15px), (min-width: 520px) calc(50vw - 38px), calc(100vw - 38px)\"\n                                            src=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/fast-tech-in-the-bin-2024-1072x780-1-468x252.webp\"\n                                            alt=\"a pale skinned hand holding a white cable above an open blue bin against a pink background\"\n                                            width=\"468\"\n                                            height=\"252\"\n                                            loading=\"lazy\"\n                                        \/>\n                                    <\/figure>\n                                                                <div class=\"flexible-image-block-content\">                                                                    <div class=\"content-pusher\">\n                                                                                    <h3 class=\"a-h4\">FastTech is our fastest-growing type of e-waste<\/h3>\n                                                                                                                            <p class=\"\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">From mini-fans and USB sticks to cheap headphones, decorative lights and portable speakers \u2013 we bought 1.14 billion items of FastTech in the UK in the last year, and we binned 11 million of them every week.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                                                                <\/div>                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"block\">\n                            <div class=\"flexible-image-block\">\n                                                                    <figure class=\"flexible-image\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                                            srcset=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Molten-metals-on-pink-2024-shutterstock_433743967-345x194.jpg 345w,\n                                            https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Molten-metals-on-pink-2024-shutterstock_433743967-384x216.jpg 384w,\n                                            https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Molten-metals-on-pink-2024-shutterstock_433743967-468x252.jpg 468w,\n                                            https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Molten-metals-on-pink-2024-shutterstock_433743967-268x144.jpg 268w\"\n                                            sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1280px) 262px, (min-width: 980px) calc(19.64vw + 15px), (min-width: 520px) calc(50vw - 38px), calc(100vw - 38px)\"\n                                            src=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Molten-metals-on-pink-2024-shutterstock_433743967-468x252.jpg\"\n                                            alt=\"three molten precious metals in misshapen lumps, silver, bronze and gold against a pink backdrop\"\n                                            width=\"468\"\n                                            height=\"252\"\n                                            loading=\"lazy\"\n                                        \/>\n                                    <\/figure>\n                                                                <div class=\"flexible-image-block-content\">                                                                    <div class=\"content-pusher\">\n                                                                                    <h3 class=\"a-h4\">Each piece of FastTech binned is resources wasted<\/h3>\n                                                                                                                            <p class=\"\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0All electricals, even small inexpensive items such as cables, contain precious materials \u2013 and if we bin them, they\u2019re lost forever. That\u2019s a big challenge for the environment and our economy<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                                                                <\/div>                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"block\">\n                            <div class=\"flexible-image-block\">\n                                                                    <figure class=\"flexible-image\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                                            srcset=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/anything-battery-cable-2024-1072x780-1-345x194.webp 345w,\n                                            https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/anything-battery-cable-2024-1072x780-1-384x216.webp 384w,\n                                            https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/anything-battery-cable-2024-1072x780-1-468x252.webp 468w,\n                                            https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/anything-battery-cable-2024-1072x780-1-268x144.webp 268w\"\n                                            sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1280px) 262px, (min-width: 980px) calc(19.64vw + 15px), (min-width: 520px) calc(50vw - 38px), calc(100vw - 38px)\"\n                                            src=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/anything-battery-cable-2024-1072x780-1-468x252.webp\"\n                                            alt=\"a light skinned hand holding a plug in the air, dark skinned hand holding a battery up in the air a light skinned hand holding a mass of cables up in the air all on a pink background\"\n                                            width=\"468\"\n                                            height=\"252\"\n                                            loading=\"lazy\"\n                                        \/>\n                                    <\/figure>\n                                                                <div class=\"flexible-image-block-content\">                                                                    <div class=\"content-pusher\">\n                                                                                    <h3 class=\"a-h4\">FastTech is just the tip of a (very big) iceberg<\/h3>\n                                                                                                                            <p class=\"\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, half a billion items of FastTech were binned in the UK. It\u2019s time to turn the tide &#8211; try these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/finding-it-difficult-to-be-a-planet-friendly-tech-user\/\">top tips from Professor Cathrine Jansson-Boyd<\/a> and think before you buy.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                                                                <\/div>                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                            <div class=\"block\">\n                            <div class=\"flexible-image-block\">\n                                                                    <figure class=\"flexible-image\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\"\n                                            srcset=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/recycle-it-2024-1072x780-1-345x194.webp 345w,\n                                            https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/recycle-it-2024-1072x780-1-384x216.webp 384w,\n                                            https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/recycle-it-2024-1072x780-1-468x252.webp 468w,\n                                            https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/recycle-it-2024-1072x780-1-268x144.webp 268w\"\n                                            sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1280px) 262px, (min-width: 980px) calc(19.64vw + 15px), (min-width: 520px) calc(50vw - 38px), calc(100vw - 38px)\"\n                                            src=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/recycle-it-2024-1072x780-1-468x252.webp\"\n                                            alt=\"a pale skinned woman in a pink hoodie holding a cloth bag full of electrical items\"\n                                            width=\"468\"\n                                            height=\"252\"\n                                            loading=\"lazy\"\n                                        \/>\n                                    <\/figure>\n                                                                <div class=\"flexible-image-block-content\">                                                                    <div class=\"content-pusher\">\n                                                                                    <h3 class=\"a-h4\">But we\u2019re starting to turn the tide<\/h3>\n                                                                                                                            <p class=\"\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Like anything else with a plug, battery or cable, FastTech can and should be recycled. And more and more people are discovering how easy it is to donate or recycle theirs. Find your nearest drop-off point using our handy locator.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n                                                                            <\/div>\n                                                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/electrical-recycling-near-me\/\" target=\"\" class=\"a-card-link text-link\">Recycling locator<\/a>\n                                                                <\/div>                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div id=\"lab_three_steps-block_71b9d7c7045e4896e8ee84ec3776d60b\" class=\"o-section lab-three-steps\">\n\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                    <div class=\"row\">\n                <div class=\"col-12\">\n                    <div class=\"a-heading\">\n                        <div class=\"a-heading-title\">\n                                                            <h2 class=\"highlight\"><span>How to slow the FastTech tide <\/span> <\/h2>\n                                                                                <\/div>\n                                                    <p>Once you&#8217;ve decided whether to recycle or pass on your unwanted FastTech, preparing your electricals is as easy as ABC<\/p>\n                                            <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                            <div class=\"row lab-three-steps__items\">\n                                    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\n                        <div class=\"lab-news-article\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"lab-news-article-image\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n                                        srcset=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Easy-as-ABC-A-icon-V2-1480-x832-pixels-345x194.png 345w,\n                                        https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Easy-as-ABC-A-icon-V2-1480-x832-pixels-384x216.png 384w,\n                                        https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Easy-as-ABC-A-icon-V2-1480-x832-pixels-737x416.png 737w,\n                                        https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Easy-as-ABC-A-icon-V2-1480-x832-pixels-370x208.png 370w\"\n                                        sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1280px) 370px, (min-width: 780px) 29.17vw, calc(100vw - 30px)\"\n                                        src=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Easy-as-ABC-A-icon-V2-1480-x832-pixels-737x416.png\"\n                                        alt=\"\"\n                                        width=\"737\"\n                                        height=\"416\"\n                                        loading=\"lazy\"\n                                    \/>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                                        <div class=\"lab-news-article-content no-cta\">\n                                                                    <h3 class=\"step-title\">A &#8211; ASK<\/h3>\n                                                                                                    <p> Does your unwanted tech contain <a href=\"\/how-to-recycle-electronics\/what-electronics-can-be-recycled\/recycling-batteries-2\/\r\n\">batteries<\/a> or <a href=\"\/electrical-recycling\/recycling-lights\/\">bulbs<\/a>? Remove these before recycling. It&#8217;s your responsibility to remove personal data from smart devices and computers, so remember to take out memory cards and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/how-do-i-delete-my-data\/\">delete your data<\/a>.<\/p>\n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\n                        <div class=\"lab-news-article\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"lab-news-article-image\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n                                        srcset=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Easy-as-ABC-B-icon-V2-1480-x832-pixels-345x194.png 345w,\n                                        https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Easy-as-ABC-B-icon-V2-1480-x832-pixels-384x216.png 384w,\n                                        https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Easy-as-ABC-B-icon-V2-1480-x832-pixels-737x416.png 737w,\n                                        https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Easy-as-ABC-B-icon-V2-1480-x832-pixels-370x208.png 370w\"\n                                        sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1280px) 370px, (min-width: 780px) 29.17vw, calc(100vw - 30px)\"\n                                        src=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Easy-as-ABC-B-icon-V2-1480-x832-pixels-737x416.png\"\n                                        alt=\"\"\n                                        width=\"737\"\n                                        height=\"416\"\n                                        loading=\"lazy\"\n                                    \/>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                                        <div class=\"lab-news-article-content no-cta\">\n                                                                    <h3 class=\"step-title\">B &#8211; BAG IT<\/h3>\n                                                                                                    <p> Find a bag that you can use to store all your old FastTech and electricals. This way you can take them to your local recycling centre in one go or have them ready for collection day.<\/p>\n                                                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                                    <div class=\"col-12 col-lg-4 col-md-6\">\n                        <div class=\"lab-news-article\">\n                                                            <figure class=\"lab-news-article-image\">\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\"\n                                        srcset=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Easy-as-ABC-C-icon-V2-1480-x832-pixels-345x194.png 345w,\n                                        https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Easy-as-ABC-C-icon-V2-1480-x832-pixels-384x216.png 384w,\n                                        https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Easy-as-ABC-C-icon-V2-1480-x832-pixels-737x416.png 737w,\n                                        https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Easy-as-ABC-C-icon-V2-1480-x832-pixels-370x208.png 370w\"\n                                        sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 1280px) 370px, (min-width: 780px) 29.17vw, calc(100vw - 30px)\"\n                                        src=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Easy-as-ABC-C-icon-V2-1480-x832-pixels-737x416.png\"\n                                        alt=\"\"\n                                        width=\"737\"\n                                        height=\"416\"\n                                        loading=\"lazy\"\n                                    \/>\n                                <\/figure>\n                                                        <div class=\"lab-news-article-content \">\n                                                                    <h3 class=\"step-title\">C &#8211; CHECK<\/h3>\n                                                                                                    <p> Check our easy recycling locator to find your nearest repair, donation or recycling point. Remember, some councils collect small electricals directly from your home.<\/p>\n                                                                                                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/electrical-recycling-near-me\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"a-btn\"><span>Electrical recycling locator<\/span><\/a>\n                                                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"lab_information-block_9371c11addaabf1177ec4314f150e4ef\" class=\"o-section weee-theme- _two-tone lab-information video-player\">\n    <div class=\"container\">\n                                                    <div class=\"lab-information-image-video embed-video\">\n                                            <div class=\"m-preloader\">\n                            <div class=\"m-loader\">\n                                <div class=\"bounce1\"><\/div>\n                                <div class=\"bounce2\"><\/div>\n                                <div class=\"bounce3\"><\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n                        <\/div>\n                        <div class=\"lab-hero-video-play\" >\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/FastTech-VideoScreengrab-2126x1160-2024-earphones.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"\" title=\"FastTech-VideoScreengrab-2126x1160 - 2024 earphones\" class=\"lab-video-poster\">\n                            <a href=\"#play-video\" class=\"lab-hero-video-icon theme-bg-all\">\n                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/custom\/assets\/images\/icons\/play-icon.svg\" alt=\"\" class=\"lab-hero-video-icon--image\" \/>\n                                <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play video: WATCH THIS<\/span>\n                            <\/a>\n                        <\/div>\n                                                                                            <div class=\"embed-container\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FPyjqtP2K9s\"><\/div>\n                                                            <\/div>  \n                            <div class=\"lab-information-content weee-theme-white\">\n                                                <div>\n                        <h2 class=\"lab-information__strip-title\">WATCH THIS<\/h2>\n                        <h3 class=\"a-h2 lab-information__title\">The world inside your tech<\/h3>\n                        <p class=\"a-p-large\">Whether it&#8217;s disposable vapes or swanky noise-cancelling headphones &#8211; inside all electrical devices are valuable, unseen materials that make them tick.<\/p>\n                        <p>Now eye-popping 3D scans by visual tech pioneers Lumafield reveal the treasure in our gadgets: copper, lithium, stainless steel, gold and more. By recycling anything with a plug, battery or cable we can recover these materials and turn them into new products &#8211; from bicycles to life-saving medical equipment. \r\n<\/p>\n                    <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"btn-wrapper\">\n                         <a class=\"a-btn \" href=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/electrical-recycling-near-me\/\" target=\"\">Recycling locator<\/a>                                             <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<section id=\"lab_faq_quick_links-block_dfd43cc0d601dae9208248727aebec28\" class=\"o-section lab-faq-quick-links \">\n\n    <div class=\"container\">\n        <div class=\"row\">\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 lab-faq-header\">\n                <h2>What are some examples of FastTech?<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"col-12 col-md-8 lab-faq-accordion\" id=\"lab-faq-accordion\">\n                                                    <div class=\"card\">\n                                    <h3 class=\"mb-0 a-h5\" id=\"lab-faq-0\">\n                                      <button class=\"btn-link collapsed card-header\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#lab-faq-collapse-0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"lab-faq-collapse-0\" arialabelledby=\"WhatAreSomeExamplesOfFastTech\">\n                                        <span class=\"mb-0 a-h5\" id=\"WhatAreSomeExamplesOfFastTech\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#lab-faq-collapse-0\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"lab-faq-collapse-0\">What are some examples of FastTech?<\/span>\n                                        <span class=\"btn-link\">\n                                          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/custom\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons--shaded-magenta-chevron-down.svg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                                        <\/span>\n                                      <\/button>\n                                    <\/h3>\n                                    <div id=\"lab-faq-collapse-0\" class=\"collapse\"  aria-labelledby=\"lab-faq-0\" data-parent=\"#lab-faq-accordion\">\n                                          <div class=\"card-body\" >\n                                              <p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of the FastTech items most likely to be binned and unused according to our latest research include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">LED, solar and decorative lights <strong>(<\/strong><\/span><b>23.9 million)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ear buds and headphones <strong>(<\/strong><\/span><b>14.82million)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Charging cables\u00a0 <strong>(<\/strong><\/span><b>20.4 million)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rechargeable and non-rechargeable batteries <strong>(<\/strong><\/span><b>77.7million)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electric toothbrushes <strong>(<\/strong><\/span><b>6.7 million)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Electric razors <strong>(<\/strong><\/span><b>4.88 million)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In total in the UK, we binned well over half a billion FastTech items in the last year, which could all have been recycled.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n                                          <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>  \n                                                         <div class=\"card\">\n                                    <h3 class=\"mb-0 a-h5\" id=\"lab-faq-1\">\n                                      <button class=\"btn-link collapsed card-header\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#lab-faq-collapse-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"lab-faq-collapse-1\" arialabelledby=\"IsFastTechTheNewFastFashion\">\n                                        <span class=\"mb-0 a-h5\" id=\"IsFastTechTheNewFastFashion\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#lab-faq-collapse-1\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"lab-faq-collapse-1\">Is FastTech the new Fast Fashion?<\/span>\n                                        <span class=\"btn-link\">\n                                          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/custom\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons--shaded-magenta-chevron-down.svg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                                        <\/span>\n                                      <\/button>\n                                    <\/h3>\n                                    <div id=\"lab-faq-collapse-1\" class=\"collapse\"  aria-labelledby=\"lab-faq-1\" data-parent=\"#lab-faq-accordion\">\n                                          <div class=\"card-body\" >\n                                              <p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With bells on! FastTech is rivalling Fast Fashion as a rapidly growing source of waste and it\u2019s causing similar headaches.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As with Fast Fashion, the small and typically short-lived electricals we\u2019re snapping up in huge numbers are often incredibly cheap. Over 12 million of the FastTech items we bought in the last year cost \u00a31 or less. At this price, it\u2019s easy to see them as \u2018disposable\u2019. In fact, over a third of us in the UK say we view FastTech this way, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.materialfocus.org.uk\/?press-releases=mini-fans-fanning-the-flames-of-the-fast-tech-crisis\">our latest research shows<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But even low-cost electricals have hidden value &#8211;\u00a0 they contain precious materials, including aluminium, copper and lithium, which are lost forever if not recycled. These materials can be reclaimed and reused to make new things, like new tech, playgrounds, life-saving medical equipment, electric vehicles and wind turbines.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If we can make recycling or passing on FastTech when we\u2019ve finished with it the norm, we can all help take some of the pressure off our planet. And it\u2019s easier than you might think! That\u2019s where our handy <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/electrical-recycling-near-me\/\"><b>locator<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> comes in. It will help you track down your nearest repair, donation or recycling drop-off point in a jiffy. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n                                          <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>  \n                                                         <div class=\"card\">\n                                    <h3 class=\"mb-0 a-h5\" id=\"lab-faq-2\">\n                                      <button class=\"btn-link collapsed card-header\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#lab-faq-collapse-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"lab-faq-collapse-2\" arialabelledby=\"WhatAreSomeOfTheLatestTrendsInFastTech\">\n                                        <span class=\"mb-0 a-h5\" id=\"WhatAreSomeOfTheLatestTrendsInFastTech\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#lab-faq-collapse-2\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"lab-faq-collapse-2\">What are some of the latest trends in FastTech?<\/span>\n                                        <span class=\"btn-link\">\n                                          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/custom\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons--shaded-magenta-chevron-down.svg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                                        <\/span>\n                                      <\/button>\n                                    <\/h3>\n                                    <div id=\"lab-faq-collapse-2\" class=\"collapse\"  aria-labelledby=\"lab-faq-2\" data-parent=\"#lab-faq-accordion\">\n                                          <div class=\"card-body\" >\n                                              <p><ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>FastTech sales are soaring:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> In the UK, we bought over a billion FastTech items in the 12 months to March 2025. That\u2019s a total spend on FastTech of \u00a311.6 billion \u2013 four times as much as we spent in 2023.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>FastTech waste is growing rapidly: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We binned nearly half a billion FastTech items in the UK in the last year \u2013 twice as many as we did two years ago. That\u2019s a mind-boggling 11million items thrown away every week, or 19 items a second. This makes FastTech the fastest-growing type of e-waste.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Novelty FastTech is booming: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re developing a taste for \u2018fad\u2019 FastTech, our latest research shows. In the last year, we bought nearly 8 million light-up toilet seats, mini karaoke machines and LED balloons. We\u2019ve all been tempted by novelty gadgets and gizmos that seemed fun at the time but weighing up whether we\u2019ll use them more than a handful of times is a simple way to put the planet first.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Unused FastTech is wasted FastTech: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearly 22 million of the FastTech items we bought in the last year were no longer being used after just a month. When FastTech is consigned to the \u2018drawer of doom\u2019 to be forgotten about, it\u2019s also contributing to the e-waste crisis. Better to pass on unwanted tech instead.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Recycling FastTech is easier than ever before: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are now tens of thousands of locations across the UK where we can drop off anything with a plug, battery or cable for reuse or recycling. With 70% of us in the UK already recycling our small electricals, we need to make sure we\u2019re doing the same for FastTech, too. It\u2019s a small act that\u2019s a big win for the planet.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.materialfocus.org.uk\/?press-releases=mini-fans-fanning-the-flames-of-the-fast-tech-crisis\">full research on FastTech here<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n                                          <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>  \n                                                         <div class=\"card\">\n                                    <h3 class=\"mb-0 a-h5\" id=\"lab-faq-3\">\n                                      <button class=\"btn-link collapsed card-header\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#lab-faq-collapse-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"lab-faq-collapse-3\" arialabelledby=\"HowDoIDisposeOfBrokenElectricals\">\n                                        <span class=\"mb-0 a-h5\" id=\"HowDoIDisposeOfBrokenElectricals\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#lab-faq-collapse-3\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"lab-faq-collapse-3\">How do I dispose of broken electricals?<\/span>\n                                        <span class=\"btn-link\">\n                                          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/custom\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons--shaded-magenta-chevron-down.svg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                                        <\/span>\n                                      <\/button>\n                                    <\/h3>\n                                    <div id=\"lab-faq-collapse-3\" class=\"collapse\"  aria-labelledby=\"lab-faq-3\" data-parent=\"#lab-faq-accordion\">\n                                          <div class=\"card-body\" >\n                                              <p><p>Anything with a plug, battery or cable can be donated, repaired or recycled. And with tens of thousands of electrical recycling drop-off points around the UK, finding one near you has never been easier &#8211; check our handy online <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/electrical-recycling-near-me\/\">locator<\/a> for your nearest.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n                                          <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>  \n                                                         <div class=\"card\">\n                                    <h3 class=\"mb-0 a-h5\" id=\"lab-faq-4\">\n                                      <button class=\"btn-link collapsed card-header\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#lab-faq-collapse-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"lab-faq-collapse-4\" arialabelledby=\"WhatShouldIDoWithElectronicsINoLongerUse\">\n                                        <span class=\"mb-0 a-h5\" id=\"WhatShouldIDoWithElectronicsINoLongerUse\" data-toggle=\"collapse\" data-target=\"#lab-faq-collapse-4\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\"lab-faq-collapse-4\">What should I do with electronics I no longer use?<\/span>\n                                        <span class=\"btn-link\">\n                                          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"18\" height=\"18\" src=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/wp-content\/themes\/custom\/assets\/images\/icons\/icons--shaded-magenta-chevron-down.svg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                                        <\/span>\n                                      <\/button>\n                                    <\/h3>\n                                    <div id=\"lab-faq-collapse-4\" class=\"collapse\"  aria-labelledby=\"lab-faq-4\" data-parent=\"#lab-faq-accordion\">\n                                          <div class=\"card-body\" >\n                                              <p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think about making yourself some money or making someone else happy:<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/donate-electrical-goods\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">donate your unwanted tech to charity<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">,<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/sell-second-hand-electronics\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">sell <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">it or<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/electrical-recycling-near-me\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">bag it up and recycle<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Whatever you do, don&#8217;t throw electricals in the bin or shove them in a cupboard and forget about them.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n                                          <\/div>\n                                    <\/div>\n                                <\/div>  \n                                     <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n<\/section>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":true,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-32650","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What is FastTech? - Recycle Your Electricals<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Read about &#039;fasttech&#039;, the low cost everyday electricals that tend to be quickly discarded, and why it is important to recycle them\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/what-is-fasttech\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What is FastTech? 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