How Recycling Your Old Phone Helps The Environment
October 16, 2009 by admin
Filed under Mobile Phone Recycling
Not only can recycling your old mobile phone earn you some cash, and if you are lucky you could get over £300 in cash, but recycling your old phone will help the environment too.
The Mobile Phone Mountain
Most people have at least two mobile phones in their home and that’s because leading manufacturers like Nokia and Sony Ericsson keep bringing out new models of phone constantly in the battle to be the best. More than one person in three says they have held on to their old phone, rather than giving it away, trading it in, recycling it or throwing it away (The Mobile Life Report, 2006) and with contract upgrades you could get a new mobile phone once a year which leaves decent handsets in your drawers. These phones most probably still work and are perfect for recycling.
The WEEE Directive
The people who make and sell all electrical goods including mobile phones now have to comply with the The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive). This directive wants to reduce impact on the environment and hopes to do it by promoting re using and recycling. We have all seen the advert “reduce, re use, recycle”. Well this directive is pretty much that! By enforcing people like Motorola, Nokia and Samsung and the other leading mobile phone manufacturers to comply with this directive they will help keep our electronic waste out of the landfill sites by recycling and re using them.
What Happens To The Phone?
Depending upon the state of your phone a number of things can happen to it. It could be sent to a developing country to help people in remote places stay in touch. For example a village leader may use a phone to call local markets to sell his stock first before he walks it there, or it may be used to call for medical aid. Or your phone may be stripped down and recycled. Mobile phones are made from plastics and metals that can be re used and recycled.
How Can You Help?
It’s really easy! Even if your old, unwanted phone doesn’t work anymore it can still be recycled and you can still earn some money. You could spend that money on all sorts from a new mobile to a treat for yourself or you could even donate the money to charity. To get the best deal for your old mobile phone you should use our online price comparison tool to help you see who will give you the most money for recycling your old phonr. that will help you get the most money and the best deal. You can get over £200 and not pay for postage so it’s a win win situation. Why not dig out those old phones from your drawers, clear some space and see how much extra cash you could have in your pocket, and save the environment at the same time!
How Do I Get Started?
- Search for your phone using our FREE online price comparison tool
- See how much money you can get for recycling your old phonea
- Click the 'recycle now' to take you to the recycler's website
- Request a free mobile phone recycling kit (which usually includes a free post return bag)
- Send your phone to them
- Plan your next shopping spree!
You will find the most competitive offers available by using our price comparison tool. Give it a try and see how much you could get from recycling your old phone. Find the best offers with just a simple click of your mouse.
