Ages 11 to 14

Talking point

Communications breakdown?

Mobile phones, personal computers and printers are finding their way into more and more homes. But what happens to the hardware when we update, and what about the impact on the environment?

Take a minute to answer this online poll, and have a look at what other people your age are doing to dispose of their technological hardware.

< id="PollText"> Last year 600000 mobile phones were dropped down the loo! How do you dispose of yours?

• Recycle it
• Throw it away
• Drop it down the loo

< id="PollText"> Roughly 7 litres of crude oil is used to make the plastic housing needed for just one computer. When you update, what do you do with yours?

• Recycle it
• Dowload it into the nearest tip
• Make it a work of art

< id="PollText"> Over 75 million cartridges are dumped throughout Europe every year. What do you do when your cartridge gives up the ghost?

• Recycle it
• Bin it
• Hide it in the garage

Not sure who wants your old stuff? These are the people to call!

To recycle PCs: www.computeraid.org
You computer could end up in a classroom in Africa.

To recycle mobile phones and printer cartridges: www.actionaidrecycling.org.uk
They'll even collect – for free!