No mobile phone should ever end up in a landfill! Mobile phone batteries contain toxic chemicals which can leak into the earth and contaminate the land. 

The best method of recycling the most recent mobile phones is to reuse them. Second hand mobile phones from the west are in big demand in Africa, India, Pakistan and China. We draw on our strong links with these emerging markets to ensure that, wherever possible, the phones have a second lease of life improving communications in these countries.

If a mobile phone is too old to be reused then it can be recycled for its component parts Gold, palladium, copper etc can be recovered from electronics inside the phone. Mobile phone batteries can yield a number of different materials. Plastic covers can be recycled. Metals and plastics in accessories and chargers can also be recycled.

Over 20 million handsets will be upgraded in the UK this year alone. When upgrading, most people leave their old handset in the back of a drawer where it depreciates in value and eventually ends up in landfill. Latest estimates suggest there are 90 million old phones in peoples homes nationwide.  This is a huge waste of the planet’s resources.

To reward you for recycling your mobile phones, we will give you cash back for your old mobile phone handsets. For the value of your phone, please enter the make and model of your phone in the search box above..