the nation was spending £7.3 billion on electronics over the Christmas period, Recycle Now surveyed 1,500 people and discovered that nearly a third of us don't believe we can recycle small electrical goods. The survey also showed people over 35 are 50 per cent more likely to have recycled at least one small electrical item in the past year and men are 20 per cent more likely than women to have done so. In December, to encourage more people to get in on the recycling act, Recycle Now teamed up with the Really Rubbish Orchestra to serenade Christmas shoppers in Covent Garden with unique instruments made of old electronic items like telephone receivers, walkmans and computer scanners.