| As the ever growing pressure to save our planet | | | | organisations looking to earn a bit of extra money |
| continues to rise, the need to recycle our unwanted | | | | for themselves. |
| produce becomes more important. Most people now | | | | The process of recycling a phone could not be |
| have recycle bins at their home and there are lots of | | | | simpler and works in the following way. The user |
| local points nowadays where unwanted items can be | | | | signs up for FREE to the recycling company, with no |
| deposited for environmentally safe disposal. It's | | | | obligation to trade a phone. A welcome pack will be |
| becoming more apparent now that one of | | | | sent through the post containing all the necessary |
| contributors to the high levels of landfill comes from | | | | details and packaging to send your phone in. Use the |
| electronic goods, one of these being mobile phones. | | | | website to find your phone from the lists provided |
| Recycling mobile phones is a growing industry due to | | | | and determine its trade in value. If you wish to trade |
| the huge numbers of unused or unwanted phones | | | | or donate a phone, simply follow the instructions and |
| gathering dust in drawers and cupboards. In the UK, | | | | post the phone in the FREEPOST packaging provided. |
| the average mobile phone user changes their phone | | | | Once the company has received your phone, they |
| every 18months, which means that more than 18 | | | | will check it over and would then contact you and |
| million phones are purchased each year. The amount | | | | inform you that payment will be made to you. Every |
| of these which get recycled is reported to be less | | | | person that signs up will have online access to check |
| than 15%, meaning the unwanted 'mobile phone | | | | the process status of their mobile. Having an account |
| mountain' is growing everyday. This vast amount of | | | | means you can simply log back in next time you |
| waste has led to the number of unused phones in | | | | have another phone to trade and repeat the process. |
| the UK to 90million phones at an estimated value of | | | | It's easy and above all it's totally free of charge. |
| more than £1Billion | | | | What happens to my phone? The phones are |
| Why should I recycle my mobile? The answer is quite | | | | assessed by the company, which will then decide |
| simple really. Firstly, recycling an old mobile will reduce | | | | what to do with each individual phone. Some will be |
| landfill enormously. Some batteries in mobile phones | | | | reused in developing countries, some will be broken |
| contain precious metals such as cadmium and | | | | down into spares and others will be recycled for |
| mercury amongst others, which if sent to landfill can | | | | future products. |
| cause soil contamination. The leakage from one | | | | This is a win situation for all involved in the process. |
| battery would be enough to contaminate 600,000 | | | | The user gets paid for something they don't want |
| litres of water. Secondly, anyone that wants to | | | | and the levels of waste and pollution are reduced due |
| recycle their mobile phone has the option to take | | | | to the recycling process. |
| cash or voucher payment for their phone. This is | | | | Sign up today for free, earn cash and reduce |
| great news for individuals, clubs, schools or small | | | | pollution. |