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Recycle Mobile Phones

Mobile phones have been revolutionized the way we communicate with friends, family and folks at work among other people. The reality of using a cell phone is that it never lasts for a lifetime, and so one has to replace it after a certain period of time with another mobile phone.
So, with the popularity of recycling on the rise, the good news is that you can do your bit for the environment by recycling your used mobile phones in several ways. This is possible as metals like silver and other components can be removed and used in the production of other goods which otherwise would be harmful to the environment if disposed at landfills etc. So, here are options as to how you can do this:

1. Give away your used mobile phone to your friends or family to continue using the phone.
2. Make some money selling your used phone on eBay if it is in a working condition. Just make sure it is fully charged and all pictures, messages and phone numbers are removed before selling them.
3. Look for sites on the internet (such as that will purchase your used mobile phone even if it is in a working or non-working condition.
4. Several leading brands like Nokia have provided their customers the option to drop their used phones at the local service center, to be repaired and sent to poor countries for further use. The ones which cannot be repaired are dismantled and the parts are used for other purposes.
5. Another way by which phones can be recycled is through non profit organizations such as that provide customers with drop-boxes, which then are sorted and sent to each of their respective manufacturers for recycling.