When someone purchases a new mobile phone they will often just put their old handset in the kitchen drawer and forget about it. Even worse, many people will just throw their old mobile phone in the bin and add to the growing amount of toxic waste in our landfills.
If you have an old mobile phone you should consider recycling it through one of the online services such as Envirofone or Mazuma. The benefit of recycling your old mobile phone is that you may be able to gain financially out of it and that you will be helping the environment substantially. Envirofone and Mazuma will give you cash for mobile phones, and depending upon the make, model etc you could be in for a large amount. Selling your old mobile phone to either Envirofone of Mazuma could not be easier – you will be provided with a return padded envelope by the service that you use to send in your handset, and once your phone has been tested you will be paid. You could of course also use one of the various other selling websites instead of throwing your phone away, such as Ebay or Gumtree.
The benefit of mobile phone recycling is also that you will be helping the environment. When a mobile phone is discarded, the battery can contaminate the landfill soil and result in the contamination of up to 600,000 litres of water. Furthermore, you will help to reduce the amount of overall landfill if you recycle your old mobile phone rather than throw it away.
