Mobile phone comparison website announces the launch of a news blog
A comparison mobile phone recycling website has announced that it will be launching a news blog to inform people of the benefits of recycling their mobile phones and gadgets.
It will also offer information on the the numerous online recycling websites and compare each organisation to help people decide on the best price for their electrical goods.
The website, mobilephonerecycling, compares prices with 7 websites including: Envirofone, Fonebank, Mazumamobile, Mobilephoneexchange, Mopay, and Money4urmobile.
Alan Lynch, Director of Compare Mobile Phone Recycling, said:
‘I set up the website so the general public can find where to get the most cash for their old mobile phones and also find where to get cash for recycling jewellery and other items.
The news blog will allow people to interactive with one another and share information and advice to help them better decide on what company offers the best price and share the latest environmental news and tips.
Our website utilises social media as an alternative way to spread the news that you can do your part in helping the environment through recycling.’
When mobile phones are sent to recycling services – the components are separated and toxic chemicals which are found in the LCD display screen and battery are reused for other products or disposed in the correct manner.
This method compared to disposing of electronic waste through landfill sites, where toxic chemicals can leak and pollute the land, is much more friendlier towards the environment.
According to Iamgreen, an environmental software development organisation:
‘There are approximately 6 billion people on the planet who have a mobile phone and they will use their mobile phone for less than a year because new phones are being released every 6 seconds across the globe.
They will use 4, 221 megajoules of energy which is equivalent to 32 gallons of petrol and emit 112 kilograms of C02 and 140, 000 will end up in landfill sites this year which is equivalent to 4 per second.’
Corporate responsibility for electronic waste
These alarming statistics suggest that the high demand for new gadgets has to some extent been responsible for electronic waste that fills most land fill sites in the UK. In the retail sector there are a number of similar websites that promote green credentials, Money Supermarket and o2 Recycle.
Why would retailers be interested in recycling? In 2007 the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) was introduced to reduce the amount of electrical products being produced by encouraging people and businesses to recycle and reuse materials.
This is largely targeted at businesses who produce large amounts of electrical equipment annually. They must comply with these regulations and dispose of their waste according to the directive.
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8mobile says:
Today I can simply carry a mobile phone that will help me keep in touch with my office, my family, and will also help save our environment.make your old mobile recycling.mobile phone recycling
Jan. 3 at 7:52 amEnvirofone says:
I’m glad that they developed the WEEE directive to make corporations more responsible for the electronic waste they’re producing. People need to remember that there are toxic substances in our old mobile phones and that it’d be wrong for us to just throw them in the bin, instead of recycling them through the right channels, making the environment safer.
Jan. 19 at 11:47 amCharmaine Ann says:
Mobile phone recycling is an important issue that we are facing today. Every year, more and more models are being released in the market and thousands of phones are getting dumped improperly. It would be nice if people recycle their mobile phones instead of throwing them away recklessly to help save the Earth.
Aug. 3 at 1:34 pm