Please read the correspondence Ethical and Green received regarding an appeal for the Haiti earthquake that has taken so many lives. Any donation you can make would be greatly appreciated.
Redeem calls on UK to help save Haitian lives by donating old mobile phones
Recycling expert, Redeem plc, is urging the UK public to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake by donating old mobile phones and inkjet cartridges to its emergency Haiti Recycling Appeal. All money raised from the campaign will go directly towards charities undertaking disaster relief in Haiti.
As the devastating impact of the earthquake which struck near Port-au-Prince on Tuesday becomes apparent, it is predicted that it could have affected up to 3 million people in Haiti. For the organisations mounting relief efforts there is a huge financial pressure to fund aid missions and the Haiti Recycling Appeal is pledging to help support this.
With an estimated 90 million mobile phones thought to be lying around in homes across the UK, Redeem is urging people to send old mobile phones and inkjet cartridges, in any condition, to a freepost address or arrange for free collections. The products will all be recycled to raise funds to go towards helping the hundreds of thousands of Haitian people who desperately need aid.
Jamie Rae, chief executive of Redeem Plc, commented: “This catastrophic earthquake has had the most appalling impact on the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere and the people of Haiti need our help more than we can imagine. In the UK we have contributed huge sums to previous disaster funds, and also regularly donate vast amounts to charitable organisations every year. We recognise that across the country we are still dealing with a very tough economic climate, so we wanted to offer an alternative way for people to donate to the disaster relief. By donating old products through our freepost appeal, such as mobile phones and printer cartridges, will help raise absolutely vital funds for the people of Haiti.
“We support over 200 charities each year, offering them a much needed fundraising mechanism. With a very robust collection system in place we have the capacity to quickly set up and run a successful fundraising campaign. People can either send products to our freepost address or can ask friends, family or colleagues to get involved and arrange for a free collection. We ask that people across the UK get involved and support the Haiti Recycling Appeal.”
It is really easy to do – any mobile phone or printer cartridge (excluding Epson cartridges) can be sent freepost to Haiti Recycling Appeal, Freepost NAT 20539, Falkirk, FK2 9BR. If you have more than ten phones or printer cartridges to donate a free courier collection can be arranged simply by calling 08451 302 010.
For more information please visit www.recyclingappeal.com/haiti or call 08451 302010.
