Mobile Phone Recycling
If you are giving or receiving a mobile phone for Christmas then you should consider what will happen to the old phone.
Interesting facts about UK mobile recycling:
* There are about 50 million mobile phone subscribers in the UK.
* The average mobile phone user will replace their handset once every 18 months.
* It is estimated that less than 25% of all unused mobile phones in the UK are currently recycled.
* Estimates state that close to 90 million phones are hiding in drawers and cupboards across the UK (11,250 tonnes).
* Mobile phones contain numerous substances which need to be disposed of in safe and efficient manner.
What YOU can do:
Phone recycling is a way of creating financially productive partnerships with charities, businesses & members of the public. We want as many people as possible to have the opportunity to benefit from a mobile phone whilst keeping the environmental impact of ownership down to a minimum.
By reusing these phones, we offer a socially and environmentally responsible way for you to dispose of old mobile phones.
By doing this you can:
* Generate funds for charities.
* Receive payment for your old mobile phone.
* Help provide affordable mobile phones to citizens in developing countries
* Rest assured that your old phones are being properly and efficiently recycled inline with current EU legislation.
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