Comments on: How can I reuse or recycle old telephones?

By: deepika

deepika — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:56:49 +0000

i too want to know if we can recycle telephones.plzzzzz any 1 help

By: Margaret Lafferty

Margaret Lafferty — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:24:42 +0000

Cant believe there is nowhere that will take old cordless phones, surely there must be someone somewhere, it seems almost everything can be recylced apart from ordinary phones, all the websites are interested in are mobile phones. would love to know if anyone can advise if they know anywhere, as am loath to put them in the bin as dont know whats components are inside them.

By: Paul J Krueger

Paul J Krueger — Sun, 16 May 2010 22:47:46 +0000

I have 3 old non working land phones. Where is there a place to go to recycle them. Is there any place besides the trash can?

By: jenn

jenn — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 18:46:24 +0000

check out how the telephone has been partially recycled

http://www.superuse.org/story.php?title=Taste-Talking

PS: I love this site!

By: Melinda Goodick

Melinda Goodick — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 19:06:43 +0000

A recent ice storm in this area took down electric lines, but not some telephone lines. These old land-line phones that don’t need electrical plug-in were great. Otherwise, many had no phone service either. It’s worth having one around, just in case.

By: Ruti

Ruti — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:59:10 +0000

Be careful about the wires though, as they could cause strangulation- maybe for older children to play with though.

By: Giselle

Giselle — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 09:22:36 +0000

Telephone can be recycle, try visit http://www.manga-fu.com

By: Stefania

Stefania — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 09:57:07 +0000

same question – I’ve got a Panasonic which requires some maintenance work I’m not prepared to do. Where can I send it to? There used to be a YMCA charity shop in Kenstington Church Street , London, which took electrical waste, but that’s gone recently. Can anyone help?

pls email me
gourmetrails@yahoo.co.uk

By: claire

claire — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:45:00 +0000

people sell the old rotary dial and any of the princess style phones at swap meets. It’s a nostalgia thing…

By: Stella-Rae

Stella-Rae — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:22:16 +0000

Hi I got 5 old broken phones I just want to know where I can send them to be recycled and how much I will get for doing so?.

By: Stella-Rae

Stella-Rae — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 09:21:12 +0000

Hi I got 5 old broken phones I just want to know where I can send them to be recycled and how much I will get for doing so?

By: Isabel

Isabel — Sun, 26 Aug 2007 00:04:09 +0000

Schools and day cares would love them. My students enjoy talking on the pretend phones.

By: ane vegane

ane vegane — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 10:06:44 +0000

telephones are a mic and a speaker. you can used them as a dj-headphone/mic to a soundsystem!

By: Fishcake

Fishcake — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 15:02:01 +0000

What about putting one in the garden on a wall or something just to confuse people into thinking you have a garden phone lol.
Or asking if your local school or drama club wants them for art classes or props for plays etc?

By: Karen - bakelite gal

Karen - bakelite gal — Sat, 02 Jun 2007 08:24:51 +0000

Hi I collect and restore old telephones. If you have any old rotary dial British telephones I would be interested in buying them off you so I can restore/recycle them. Regards Karen

By: Kayleigh

Kayleigh — Mon, 21 May 2007 13:25:55 +0000

recycle mobile phones now .. !
bye .. x

By: Barry

Barry — Mon, 07 May 2007 14:59:18 +0000

Send them to Oxfam, if anyone is going to make a buck out of old phones it should be them, they have a specific scheme for mobile phones. The address to send them to is:

Oxfam Bring Bring Scheme
Freepost LON16281
London
WC1N 3BR

By: Trish

Trish — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 21:54:09 +0000

I have a friend who decorates them with paint, beads, etc and ebays them.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 12:20:58 +0000

These phones are more useful than they might first appear – after storms, when the power is out, and cells don’t work, these older phones WORK. (The ones that don’t need to be plugged into both the phone jack and the power – just the phone jack.)

If you have an extra – they make great toddler toys.