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The only problem with buying yourself a great new gadget, or fitting out your kitchen with up-to-the minute appliances is what to do with the things they replace. Disposing of old electricals can be a bit of a headache and they often end up gathering dust at the back of a cupboard or in the attic.

At the moment, over 75% of old electricals end up in landfills, polluting the soil. Every year Britain produces enough electrical waste to fill Wembley Stadium 6 times over. And this mountain of junk is growing - Britain produces 5% more electrical waste every year.

The irony is that over 85% of the materials that make up electrical goods are recyclable, and recycling them has never been easier. Here’s our quick guide to the right way to get rid of old TVs, kitchen appliances, gadgets and mobile phones.

What can I recycle?

If your product has a plug or a battery it can probably be recycled.  Double check by looking for the crossed-out wheely bin symbol somewhere on the product case or manual.

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At the moment, projectors are a pretty niche product. There’s a certain appeal to being able turn your living room into a drive in movie theatre, and to pull a dramatic image out of the bag without having a huge TV dominating the room. But to date only big screen junkies seem to be considering them as an option - probably due to an expected £1000 price tag.

I wonder if that’s about to change with In Focus’s latest model, the InFocus X9, an HD-Ready projector that will be available for less than £500:

The new In Focus joins the Optoma EP738 as HD-ready projectors to consider in the sub £600 price range.

There’s no doubt that having a projector that can compete on price with anything larger than a 32″ TV (average cost £465) will be pretty significant, but there’s still a way for these projectors to go before they are competing with standard flatscreens in terms of specs: both have only a single, 1.3, HDMI port - a way below the current minimum of 2 2.0 HDMIs.

And then there’s the fuzzier question of whether people actually like using projectors to watch normal TV, not just films.

Interesting times.