| These reasons to recycle your old mobile for | | | | things. (a) The awareness raised around mobile |
| cash will give you more of an insight into why | | | | phone recycling. (b) The economy and peoples |
| people do. At the end of the day, there is only so | | | | financial situations and (c). A genuine care for the |
| much you can say on the matter. But there is still | | | | Environment and a will to want to recycle. By |
| a way to go when it comes to mobile phone | | | | doing so and getting cash for your mobile, you'll |
| recycling so that it truly can have a helping effect | | | | be encouraging other people to do the same. In |
| on our Environment. | | | | turn this will create a viral effect (As it has). And |
| Reason 1. For money | | | | mean more people recycling, more carbon |
| Plain and simply for the monetary incentive of | | | | offsetting and less damage to the Environment. |
| getting cash for your old mobile phone. Studies | | | | Reason 5. It's heaps of fun! |
| have shown that statistically around 80% of | | | | Many people up and down the country. The old |
| people would only recycle their mobile for money | | | | and young alike, are digging out and dusting off |
| or some other incentive. Fortunately this is the | | | | their old mobile phones and electronic devices and |
| case for working and broken phones alike. And | | | | recycling them for cash to a certain mobile |
| you can even get Gift Vouchers for mobile | | | | recycling site. It's a pleasure to get some cash |
| phones now. | | | | back for the old mobiles and gadgets you don't |
| Reason 2. It's good for the Environment | | | | use anymore. And you can even get cash for |
| As you may know, the recycling of mobile | | | | broken phones so it's rewarding when you get a |
| phones (and similar electrical gadgets) helps the | | | | price for your mobile and are surprised by how |
| Environment in a number of ways. It reduces | | | | much you can actually get. |
| landfill for starters. Where mobiles, and their | | | | So there you have 5 reasons for recycling mobile |
| batteries, can contaminate the earth and grounds | | | | phones. I hope you remember these when it |
| natural food and water supply which can cost | | | | comes to you wanting to do the same. And |
| millions more to treat safely. It also reduces | | | | please do tell people about these if you know |
| mining in places where there are delicate ecological | | | | they have an old mobile they want to recycle too. |
| systems or endangered species of wildlife. All the | | | | You'll be doing them, yourself and the |
| metals, plastics, glass and materials from the | | | | Environment a favor at the same time. |
| phone can be extracted and used again in new | | | | Although awareness has been raise around |
| products. So by recycling your mobile you are | | | | recycling mobiles and that many more people are |
| essentially offsetting it's carbon footprint which | | | | doing this now and that thousands of people |
| means less damage to the Environment. | | | | change their mobiles every day and millions do |
| Reason 3. It helps other people | | | | every 12-18 months. There is still a long way to |
| When you recycle your mobile. It goes through | | | | go because of the 4 Billion mobiles in circulation |
| checks and stages. It can either be refurbished | | | | we are only recycling on average around 12%! So |
| and then resold on again to other people. Maybe | | | | there is a little way to go yet but we are getting |
| those in poorer countries where they can not | | | | there now thanks to these initiatives and reasons |
| afford new mobiles but need to stay in touch | | | | to recycle. |
| with family and friends etc. Or it can have its | | | | When you want to sell your mobile use a Price |
| working parts taken out and used as replacement | | | | Comparison Tool first to Compare Mobile Phone |
| parts in other mobiles that are sold on again this | | | | Recycling prices. It's the best way to get the |
| way. Or wisely, it is recycled completely to make | | | | most money and it will save you time and hassle |
| new products which can in turn, help people out in | | | | as well. All you need to do is enter what model |
| other ways there too. | | | | you want to recycle and it will tell you the prices |
| Reason 4. It inspires people | | | | offered for it by the top mobile recyclers. Then |
| Despite the research statistics in reason 1. Many | | | | just choose the one that is offering the most |
| more people are now recycling their old mobiles | | | | money for your mobile. |
| and gadgets. I believe because of a mixture of | | | | |