Phone Recycling
It is strange to think that phone recycling is only a few years old because it is so much a part of everyday life. However, a surprising number of people still throw away their old or broken mobile phones. Most of those people are fully aware that they can recycle their old phone, but think that it is a hassle to do so. Nothing could be further from the truth. Phone recycling is really easy and only takes a few minutes to do. You just have to key the make and model of your phone into a few websites. Once you find the one that offers you the best price you add your name and address to the form and they send you a pre-paid envelope. You put your phone in the envelope and post it back to them and wait for your cheque to arrive.
Why Phone Recycling Is Important
It is estimated that despite landfill only being made up of 5% mobile phone waste up to 70% of heavy metals found in landfill comes from mobile phones. The damage that putting mobile phones into landfill does to the environment once those heavy metals enters the soil and water table is considerable.