Mobile Phone Recycling
Why Recycle your Mobile Phone?
For the environment! And for You!
Discarded mobile phones can leak toxic waste into river systems, contaminating agricultural land; they contain dangerous chemicals such as cadmium which can be highly carcinogenic.
They also can contain lead, nickel, mercury or lithium to name but a few dangerous metals; Lead can also cause both liver and neurological problems; Many of these elements cannot decompose; Lithium, if it comes into contact with water, can cause fires in landfills;
Other health problems such as genetic or reproductive defects, nervous system problems can also be caused by these dangerous chemicals.
According to recent surveys there are as many as 60 million redundant mobile phones in the UK, all of which are potentially hazardous to the environment. With the increasing number of new models on the market and the public’s desire to upgrade every 18 months, this only compounds the phone mountain by another 15 million a year.
With only a pitiful 10% being recycled on an annual basis, the problem is sure to get worse.
For You!
Why leave that old mobile phone in a drawer, or in a box under the bed/in the loft, when it’s worth cold hard cash?!
There are now more phones than people in the UK & it’s estimated that half of these end up in landfill sites, which doesn’t help anyone!
By using one of our listed mobile phone recycling services, you can now trade in your mobile phones and get back cash in your hand:
- Boots Mobile Recycle
- Earth Mobile
- envirofone
- Fone Bank
- Mazuma Mobile Ltd
- Mobile Phone Xchange
- Money 4 Ur Mobile
- Mopay
- Sell Old Mobile
- Sell Old Phone
Alternatively, use our comparison tool here which includes 6 of the above mobile phone recyclers (we’re working on the others), in one easy to use location. This means you just have to submit your phone model details once & you’ll get all the best offers from 6 of the country’s top mobile phone recycling companies; Using us, you can compare & get the best price for your old mobile.
What happens to the phone?
Phones that can be reused will be refurbished to as new condition; this means that the life of the product is extended which is environmentally more desirable. The phones are then exported to developing countries providing affordable first time communications and improving local communities and economies.
Phones that can be broken down for parts that can be reused and/or materials that can be extracted and recycled into the production of new phones.
Remaining unsalvageable parts are sent for certified safe disposal. Our technical partners ensure that the disposal is in line with current legislation that governs the cycle of electrical waste into the environment. This includes the WEEE directive (Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council of Waste on Electrical and Electronic Equipment).
By recycling, you give new life to old technology and keep those toxic e-waste materials from causing harm to our environment.
And best of all, every mobile phone you send means money for you!
