The average British adult has around £598's worth of unused gadgets just gathering dust about their home — equal to some £16.5 billion of tech — a study has found. Meanwhile, 10 per cent reported holding onto old gadgets so that their children could play with them, whereas a fifth said they kept them for sentimental reasons. More than a third said that they even have a specific drawer or box to keep old gadgets in — often in an attic or a bedside table. Nearly two-fifths of respondents said they had no idea that they could earn money by selling their old tech — or that certain gadgets depreciate significantly over time. 'This circular economy model sees old tech being sold back for cash, then refurbished to a high standard and sold back on for the next person to use.'

Source: Daily Mail June 26, 2020 18:20 UTC