Recycle for Parkinson's UK

Recycling is a great way of raising much needed funds while diverting unnecessary waste from landfills.

In 2012 we set you the target of doubling the funds raised through recycling to £10,000. And we are delighted to say congratulations, you did it!

Thank you very much for all your hard work recycling old gadgets as well as taking on the challenge of jewellery and car recycling.

Help us by making recycling your New Year's resolution in 2013

You can recycle all of the following items:

• Mobile phones
• PDAs and BlackBerrys
• MP3 players and iPods
• CDs and DVDs
• Digital cameras
• Satnavs
• Toner and inkjet cartridges (except Epson, Epson compatible or damaged cartridges)
• Hand-held game consoles
• And now laptops

How this helps people with Parkinson's

• 2 printer cartridges could pay for the postage of our Being There DVD to be sent to someone newly diagnosed with Parkinson's
• 5 mobile phones could help pay for a nurse on our helpline to take calls for an hour

Start recycling now

Simply pop any of the items listed above into an envelope and send it to:

Recycling Appeal
Freepost NAT 22768
Parkinson's UK
Falkirk
FK2 9EG

To order freepost recycling envelopes contact Recycling Appeal on 08451 30 20 10 or visit their website at recyclingappeal.com/parkinsons

Get your local community involved too

• For 10 items or more, Recycling Appeal can arrange a collection free of charge so start collecting in your community
• You could also order a recycling bin, perhaps for your school or office, and arrange for it to be collected once a month
• Download our poster (PDF, 540KB) to put up in your local school, library, doctors, police station or hairdressers
• Display our recycling envelopes in your office reception

You can even donate your old car

If you're thinking of getting a new vehicle and wondering what to do with the old one, then worry no more.

Giveacar will take away your old car and donate 70% of it's value towards our work. To date they've raised over £500,000 for more than 500 charities, and now we're one of them!

Find out more at giveacar.co.uk/charities/parkinsons-uk

Recycle your jewellery

In 2012 we launched our first jewellery recycling campaign, with 75% of the profits raised going to Parkinson's UK.

We sent out jewellery recycling envelopes in our magazine, The Parkinson, and from just one mailing you've already raised more than £3,000! Thank you for raising a fantastic amount to help people with Parkinson's.

We recycle everything from gold and silver to costume jewellery, watches and even broken or damaged items such as odd earrings and snapped chains. Please send any unwanted jewellery to the free post address below:

Parkinson's UK
FREEPOST
RSXA-GJBY-ARRZ
TAMWORTH
B77 4RP

To order jewellery recycling envelopes, boxes or for more information email info@recyclingforgoodcauses.org or call 0800 633 5323.

It would be great to find as many partners as possible to raise the profile of this new campaign. If you have any connections with local jewellers or companies who you think might be willing to display our jewellery recycling envelopes on shop counters, please don't hesitate to contact us on the details below.

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