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April 10th, 2011 |

Author: Young Ronald

To keep pace with the fast changing mobile technology, people are replacing their existing handsets more frequently than before, say, at least one in every 12-18 months as per the available statistics. As a result, a huge number of discarded phones are creating heap of e-wastes in our surroundings. But the environmental conscious people think that the old mobile phones should be reused or at least recycled in a proper hygienic way. Many people sell mobile phones online these days which is also a good motivation for this serious act.

We can simply upgrade our existing mobile phones and reuse them without throwing them out in the landfills.

The UK landfills are already affected by the poisonous effects of mobile toxins which after getting leaked into the ground gradually contaminate soil, drinking water and the environment as a whole. We can combat this problem with our combined act and mobile phone recycling is the best solution to dispose your phones safely. Now how to begin with? Well, it is very easy and simple.

Search for a good mobile recycler on the internet and select one that offers good price for your phone. Also make sure that they follow government policies to recycle mobile phones in ecological method. Fonebank is one of the top mobile recyclers in the UK offering best services in this field. After selecting a recycler, you need to provide necessary information after which they will send you a prepaid jiffy bag for shipping your phones to them. After that you will get your payment within a few days through any of your preferred payments options including cheque, PayPal or BACS. Some companies even offer option for getting payment through voucher which is often greater than the cash payment. You can use it to make purchase from a reputed retailer.

Some steps to follow before recycling:

Make sure that the phone you want to sell is in good working condition and is therefore worth selling it. Delete all your personal data from the phone’s memory and remove the SIM card too.

• The phone should have an original battery, fully charged and turned off.
• Also set the phone to its original settings by removing the existing pin codes and security settings.
• You can also recycle your charger if you don’t use it any more.

What happens to the phone I recycle?

It depends on the condition of your phone. The functional mobile phones shipped by the recycling companies to Asia, South America, and Africa where these phones are re-sold at a cheaper cost. Some of these phones are also made available to those at home who cannot afford to buy phone at their original price.

Now, the phones which are not in working condition are treated as below:

• The phone is recycled to extract substances like lithium and nickel from the battery.
• The charger is also recycled to extract metal and plastic from it.
• Various precious metals like gold, silver, platinum etc. are extracted in the process of recycling mobile phones that can be reused for other purposes like jewellery making, mobile manufacturing etc.