Did you know?
It is estimated that there are up to 15 million old mobile phones unused in UK businesses and homes? Mobile phones contain toxic components and so if they cannot be reused they should be recycled or disposed of safely.
Recycle
The Authority will receive mobile phones at it’s
Smugglers Way, SW18 Reuse and Recycling Centre. The borough councils also run their own schemes.
Kensington and Chelsea
Lambeth
Wandsworth
Several schemes exist which collect and refurbish or recycle mobile phones. Some charity shops may collect mobile phones. For example, Oxfam run the
Bring Bring scheme, which can turn unwanted mobile phones into money to support their work. Typically, each donated handset is worth £5 to Oxfam. If you're donating fewer than 20 phones or 30 cartridges*, simply send them in a jiffy bag, FREEPOST, to:
Oxfam Recycle Scheme, Freepost LON16281, London WC1N 3BR
Alternatively
Fonebank is a website that allows you to trade in your unwanted mobile for cash.
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