| How often do you buy a new mobile phone, and have | | | | up mobile phone recycling comparison sites. Forget |
| you considered what all of these purchases are doing | | | | insurance comparison websites, these sites actually |
| to the environment? In fact, how many mobile phones | | | | want to find people to give you money! |
| do you possess at this moment? Just the one, two, | | | | You can use these sites to quickly and safely search |
| three? Or, like my brother-in-law, quite a few | | | | the plethora of recycling websites that are about and |
| depending on who is trying to get in touch with him? | | | | find in seconds which one will pay you the most. There |
| All of these new mobile phones are adding to a huge | | | | is no need to go to each in turn, type in your make and |
| environmental problem. Over time, as we dispose of | | | | handset and see what they offer you, just one call to |
| the old handsets into the rubbish heap we are creating | | | | one website does it all. And that visit might even save |
| an enormous mobile phone mountain. One that is filled | | | | you from missing a vital operator that will offer you |
| with essential elements that could be reused, plus, in | | | | twice as much as the rest. |
| certain cases, possibly potentially hazardous metals in | | | | This is not uncommon. I tried getting a price for my |
| the form of mercury in the batteries. | | | | own handset and the top price on offer was almost |
| This is an environmental disaster waiting to happen. | | | | double the next best price. It certainly would be worth |
| Just thank goodness the batteries are dead and they | | | | while recycling with the best payer, given that they are |
| are not all going to start ringing at once! | | | | actually offering about 25% of what the handset cost |
| Joking aside, it is very important that once we have | | | | us new! Amazing! |
| replaced a mobile, instead of just throwing the old | | | | And do not worry if your mobile phone handset is a |
| handset out with the weekly rubbish we should instead | | | | little worn or broken. Just tell them how bad the |
| look into ways that we can recycle phones as a long | | | | damage is and they can still give you a price. Even if it |
| term alternative. | | | | does not work at all there might still be some value left |
| There are loads of websites set up just for this | | | | in recycling the old mobile phone that you are about to |
| purpose, unlike any other electronic product that I am | | | | drop into the bin. |
| aware of. This is no doubt because there are so | | | | So, instead of adding to the electronic mountain of old |
| many old handsets being replaced, their value to | | | | mobile phones, do you bit for the environment and |
| recyclers and the fact that they can be easily | | | | earn yourself a little extra spending money this week. |
| returned. | | | | Have a look at the prices available and send your old |
| But of all of the dozens of recycling websites, which | | | | mobile phone off to be recycled. |
| do you go to? Well, a few enterprising souls have set | | | | |