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Be Green and Make Money: Sell your Phone For Recycling

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

It’s one thing to say you’re interested in helping the environment. It’s another, though, to take actual steps that prove it. One way for UK residents to do the latter, is for them to recycle their old mobile phones for cash.

This has a tremendous positive impact on the environment. Some studies suggest that there are 90 million used and unwanted mobile phones in the UK. Unfortunately, many of these mobile phones make their way to local landfills. Once there, they consume valuable space, and often leak potentially dangerous chemicals into the soil. It’s a bad situation that isn’t getting any better.

But if you choose to sell your mobile phone for money, you can help at least ease this problem. When you recycle your mobile phone, even if it’s no longer in working order, you are keeping it from entering the country’s waste stream. Your lone actions may seem unimportant, but if a growing number of people also go the recycling route, it could have a significant positive impact on the environment. (more…)

Do the right thing: Recycle your mobile phone!

Wednesday, September 1st, 2010

What will you do with your old mobile phone after you’ve upgraded to a new and improved model? Will you do the right thing and recycle your mobile? Or will you make the wrong decision and simply throw it in the trash? Fortunately, making the right decision is easier than ever. That’s because you can quickly recycle your mobile phone for cash.

Many private companies today will accept old and unwanted mobile phones and send cash back to their former owners. It’s a growing industry, and one that is more important than ever. That’s because our landfills are getting filled with old mobile phones. And these phones aren’t just sitting in them: Many of them are leaking toxic chemicals into the soil. (more…)

Protect The Environment – Recycle Your Phone

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

According to some statistics, there are more than 90 million unused mobile phones currently in the UK. Too many times, the owners of these phones decide to throw them in the trash, which means that these outdated mobiles end up at the bottom of one of the country’s landfills. This is far from ideal. A better option is for consumers to sell their mobile phones for cash.

It’s true; consumers today can recycle their old mobile phones and get paid to do it. Basically, they are receiving money for doing a good deed. The opportunity for this doesn’t come along too often. It’s best, then, for consumers to take advantage of it. (more…)

An Easy Way To Help

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010

Are you looking for the chance to do a good deed? Would you like to earn a bit of extra money for doing this? Then you might consider recycling your old mobile phone for cash.

Several private recycling companies offer consumers varying amounts of money for their old, no longer used mobile phones. For consumers, it’s a great way to earn some extra pocket change, especially in today’s rather dismal economy.

The benefits to the environment, though, are even more substantial. When consumers sell their mobile phones for cash, they are making sure that their mobile doesn’t end up in a landfill somewhere. This is significant. According to many studies, a growing percentage of the country’s waste stream today is made up of old electronics. (more…)

What happens when you recycle your cell phone?

Monday, June 21st, 2010

There are more opportunities than ever for people to recycle their old mobile phones for quick cash. A quick search on the Internet will turn up dozens of private companies that will send consumers money for their old mobiles.

But what happens to all these old mobile phones when they’re recycled? What exactly are these private recyclers doing with the phones that consumers give them?

The good news is that no matter what these recyclers do with old mobile phones, they are preventing them from ending up in landfills. UK landfills are tight on space. And old electronics, everything from outdated TV sets and computer monitors to unwanted mobile phones, are now accounting for a large percentage of the trash that ends up in these landfills. (more…)