How can I reuse or recycle … old mobile phones?
I think this is up there with printer toner and ink cartridges: lots of places – including some charities – take them to reuse or recycle – but does anyone have any particularly noteworthy suggestions?
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Oxfam have information on recycling mobile phones.
I don’t know if it is the case in your country, but in France, there are some charity associations (I think of Emmaus) which clean old mobile phones (if they work of course)
If they are kept charged they can be used as emergency only for calling 911. Useful in the glove box.
Always carry one around… So if you are totally angry or mad you can always smash it to the ground :)
I imagine Googling ‘cellphone recycling’ would be a good start. Saw a news report on the ‘largest cellphone recycling company’ recycles the thingies by refurbishing them and selling em to developing nations..So thas extra nice.
Alternatively, recycle it in pieces. The battery to battery recyclers, and I imagine the larger computer/electronic recyclers accept them as well. They just melt em down for their component elements, after all.
sellyourcell.com
US based, you get money for your old cellphone. they pay for shipping and everything. I got $50 for some old phones I had sitting around.
In the US, there are charities which will take old cell phones and give them to women who’ve been in abusive relationships, so if something bad happens (like their old boyfriend shows up) they have a phone to use.
domestic violence shelters will give them to clients for a way for them to call 911
Tesco will take them off your hands for recycling, and give you up to 500 club card points if they still work!
Tesco run a scheme get your freepost envelope in store. Get 500(if phone working) 100 (if phone busted) clubcard points or they will Donate £5(if phone working) to the Red Cross.
We are a company based in the UK, USA and Germany.
we specilise in recycling, mobile phones and ink and toner cartridges so you could always send you phone to us.
Cheers
Dave
this is very good and couler ias very nise
Give a broken cell phone to a gadget-mad toddler to play with. If he has his own cell phone to play with, chances are he will trash your (working) cell phone less. I met a boy of 2 who was immensely proud of his own (broken) cell phone.
Yes, I agree with you.
My 2 year old son loves his cell phone. (my Siemens C35 which I bought in 1998).
I work for a non-profit that has started an electronic recycling program, LCI Recycles. We take in anything from Computers and Printers to Cell Phones and PDAs. For more information about the services we provide you can visit our website, http://www.lcirecycles.com, or you can contact me directly: 919-596-8277 ext. 175. We have Computer Recycling Drives the last Friday of every Month from 10am-2pm. You could bring it by then! 4500 Emperor Blvd, Durham, NC 27703
Theres a website- envirofone.com Basically they pay you for your old phone. I just got £15 (or £17.50 worth of Argos vouchers) for a not very moders Samsung phone. They even send you a freepost package.
Hi
If you go to coolaphone website you get coola credits for mobiles where you can get credits to spend for really good things, eg iTunes, luxury hampers, a night in a luxury botique hotel
Much better than a few pounds
Have a look. If you want to help charity just put your phone in an envelope and address is to FREEPOST, BBC CHILDREN IN NEED – it will create a donation of between £4-£80 depending on what it is and condition. This runs all year not just around the actual CIN day
Hi,
I used mopay to recycle my phones. I have heard about coolafone but if you look at their site 1 cc is only worth 10p cash so not sure if you get brilliant value.
mopay would be my suggestion – they have a really fast payment turn around too!
http://www.ecyclegroup.com
We offer up to £200 cash for your old,new working and none working mobile phones or alternitavely you can opt to donate this to your chosen charity, it is up to the individual to decide. We have a national FREEPOST service and payment is within 7 days.
http://www.greenertomorrow.org.uk
http://www.selloldphone.co.uk offer cash for old,new,working and none working mobile phones they have an online tracking system which enables users to track their orders and payment is within 48 hours after receipt of the mobile phones. They also accept certain chargers with certain types of phones. http://www.greenertomorrow.org.uk the sister company offer cash for printer cartridges
http://www.selloldphone.co.uk offer cash for old,new,working and none working mobile phones they have an online tracking system which enables users to track their orders and payment is within 48 hours after receipt of the mobile phones. They also accept certain chargers with certain types of phones and offer a freepost service with envelope provided if needed. http://www.greenertomorrow.org.uk the parent company of http://www.selloldphone.co.uk and the company offer cash for printer cartridges
Recycle your mobile phone for Refuge to support women and children who have experienced domestic violence. In this country, one woman in four will experience domestic violence at some point in her lifetime and two women are killed by a partner or former partner each week – this is a fantastic way to support these women in need. Send your phone freepost to REFUGE, GREENER SOLUTIONS, FREEPOST, LON17592, MITCHAM, CR4 3UZ.
Thank you!
If you are looking to sell your phone then http://www.recycleoldmobiles.co.uk will show you which recycler will pay you the most £££.
http://www.selloldmobile.co.uk offer cash
for mobile phones old, new, working and none working. They have an online
tracking system which enables users to track their orders and payment is within
48 hours after receipt of the mobile phones. They also accept certain chargers
when recycling mobile phones and
offer a freepost service with envelope provided if needed.
Recycle your old mobile phone and printer cartridges and generate up to £30 to the British Red Cross. Just visit http://www.redcross.org.uk/recycle to order a freepost envelope. Thank you for your support.
Hey,
My favourite way of recycling mobile phones is sellign them to http://www.mobilephonexchange.co.uk/.
They give a good amoutn of cash for your used mobile phone, I love it really. So far I’ve sent 3 of my mobile phones.
The phones go to isolated areas, or are taken apart and sold to manufacturers. It’s great to do something good for the environment, and actually getting paid for that!
I found a website called http://www.sellthatmobile.com and i found the service second to none. Fonebanks quotes were around £11 and envirofone was £7 for a nokia 6310i. Well i had five of them and sellthatmobile.com paid me £14 each thats £70! I would of had around £55 at fonebank and £35 at envirofone.
I really shop about when money is involved, however they had done this already and listed that model under their most wanted phones page where they guarentee to beat any other quotes. They also recycle phones in all conditions.
All in all i would and have reconmended them to all of my family and friends.
One great way to recycle your old mobile phone is through using sites like Mobile Phone Xchange. MPX is one of the UK’s leading mobile phone recycling sites, I used it and made over £110 from an old Nokia handset I had lying around.
Visit http://www.mobilephonexchange.co.uk/ to go green while making money!
fonesforsafety® is a London-wide and UK-wide project – supported by the Home Office, ACPO, London Met Police, The Body Shop, Comic Relief and the City Bridge Trust (amongst others) which reconfigures unwanted/old mobile phones into 999-only emergency phone alarms which are given to individuals living with Domestic Violence. Phones that cannot be reused are recycled – generating income towards sustaining the project. You can send phones (foc) to:
fonesforsafety®
c/o CRISP
FREEPOST LON 15948
London SE17 1BR
or visit http://www.fonesforsafety.org.uk for more information.
great source to find out who pays the most cash for your phone phones, they compare the best uk recyclers around
I’ve sold old mobiles online in the past and found the best website to use was http://www.cash4phone.co.uk they offered a good price compared to the likes of envirofone and mazuma and sent me my cheque quickly!!
http://www.mobilephonerecyclingcomparison.co.uk compare all the recyclers showing who pays you the most cash for your mobile phones, they also have jewellery, musics cds and other stuff on their site
Simply Recycle offer very competitive prices for mobile phones regardless of condition. They have been established for 2 years now and are well known for their reliable and efficient service, i have had no problems whatsoever with them. There websites are
http://www.simplyrecycle.co.uk and http://www.sellthatmobile.com
Neat trick for teachers: keep an old mobile phone in your desk. When irritating kids’ phones go off in your lessons, confiscate the phone, do a quick sleigh-of-hand switcheroo for the broken phone and proceed to calmly smash it to pieces in front of the class. Having a hammer handy is especially impressive… You only have to do this once!
Easy, put in an envelope and address to Freepost, BBC Children in Need, this way your phone will be reused if possible or recycled in a totally greenway if not reusable. Any funds generated by reuse go to Children in Need, so far these phones have raised £101,297 for this present campaign and this figure is still rising.
BE GOOD AND GREEN