North east rural city is home to the biggest hoarders in the UK
Are you sentimental about a particular item or are you more prone to throw it away? Well, research has found which areas are the most likely to keep an object.
Sometimes it is easy to accumulate items and objects over the years. Whether they hold sentimental value or you simply just haven't had time to make use of it.
Let's not talk about the items in our wardrobe with the amount of clothes we have and thinking that we can fit in them from 10 years ago.
Brits can be a nation of hoarders with new research finding out which part of the UK is the most prone to it.
In particular, those from Get Laid Beds, have looked at FOI data from UK councils to find out how much household recycling we have been doing over the past 12 months.
They looked at which towns and cities are the most and least likely to hold onto old items.
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Cheshire East was ranked as the biggest hoarders in the UK followed by Arun and Gosport.
Worst towns in the UK for hoarding
- Cheshire East
- Arun
- Gosport
- Canterbury
- Hertsmere
- Surrey Heath
- Wolverhampton
- Stirling
- Broadland
- Mid Sussex
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The research also found which objects were the most recycled in the UK and how many times it was chucked out in the past year.
Most recycled items in the UK
- Mattresses - 187,086
- Sofas - 151,774
- Beds - 60,497
- Fridge/freezers 58,626
- Chairs - 53,000
And it seems some months are better than others with December having a 42% reduction in recycled items compared to the previous month.
Ajay Solanki, Marketing Director at Get Laid Beds said: "It is possible that many households are unsure of the different ways they can recycle their goods...
“As you contemplate refreshing your home décor, think beyond discarding items. Explore avenues to donate to goodwill, sell online, or upcycle them into something new."
So are you guilty of hoarding or are you more prone to recycling?