There are over 4 billion mobile ‘phone users throughout the world today – that’s about 4 people out of every 6 living on this planet and owning a mobile ‘phone, subscribed to a mobile phone contract, or living with someone who owns a mobile phone, now that’s a lot of mobile ‘phones! What happens to all those ‘phones, we know that not all of them are in use as with many network providers, new ‘phones are sent out like Smarties and a children’s party! Like a lot of things in this life, they will probably be pushed into a drawer and eventually get thrown in the bin with other items in our consumerist society.

But there are good reasons why you should recycle your old ‘phone not least of which are the hidden dangers of not doing so. When you consider the sheer number of mobile ‘phones being dumped to our landfills every year,  mobile ‘phones contain antimony, arsenic, copper, cadmium, lead, and zinc which thinking about it is quite real and alarming. It is believed that around 105 of mobile ‘phone users simply throw them away when they are given an upgrade or they are just tired of it! If this is true than we have a situation where millions of mobile ‘phones could be rotting in landfill and potentially leaking dangerous chemicals into our water systems and millions more in drawers gathering dust waiting to be thrown away.

When you receive your upgrade, buy a new mobile or get tired of your old mobile, give it to a family member, friend or use a cash for mobile service. Don’t just discard it or worse throw it in the bin. Why not recycle your ‘phone if no one loves it and get cash for doing so, you will be a bit better off and you will be helping to save the planet from those nasty chemicals.