{"id":6353,"date":"2020-06-15T10:57:43","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T09:57:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/?post_type=case_study&#038;p=6353"},"modified":"2025-08-28T10:52:12","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T09:52:12","slug":"waste-electricals-natalie","status":"publish","type":"case_study","link":"https:\/\/www.recycleyourelectricals.org.uk\/story\/waste-electricals-natalie\/","title":{"rendered":"Natalie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;I&#8217;m going to be looking at my waste electricals at home in a different way.&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As an award-winning environmental campaigner and author, Natalie Fee has always been passionate about living a more sustainable life and encouraging others to do the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She was photographed by another award-winner, Gregg Segal, as part of his project with <em>Recycle Your Electricals<\/em> to illustrate the huge potential for recycling old electricals we have tucked away in our homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Gregg&#8217;s studio, surrounded by old electricals &#8211; including hair straighteners, hair dryers, cables and remote controls &#8211; Natalie thought about all the old electrical items she hoards, and the vast array of electrical materials typically found in people\u2019s homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Natalie has two drawers at home that contain a load of broken, old cables. 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Now she\u2019s pledged to start investing in better quality cables, so she only has to buy them once \u2013 helping keep hoarding to a minimum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Recycle Your Electricals - &#039;Hidden Treasures&#039; - Natalie the Powered Eco-Campaigner - full version\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fXIkA_lwvwY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What shocked Natalie most was the amount of precious metals in electricals, including gold, aluminum and steel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I was really surprised to learn that people are hoarding around 20 old electrical items that they\u2019re not using any more,&#8221; says Natalie. &#8220;I can relate to that but I was quite shocked to hear that we\u2019re all holding on to that.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She\u2019s passionate about encouraging others to recycle their small old electricals and help give them a second life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;In my own home it\u2019s mostly e-waste and things like cables and wired connections for my internet and I know that they contain precious metals. 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