How Mobile Phone Recycling Can help wildlife & animals such as Helps the Gorilla - By: Felicity Lightbody

Millions of mobile phones are discarded every year in local landfills. Instead of throwing them away or leaving them lie around in drawers, let them be used productively. There are many ways to recycle, and many companies offer cash for old mobile phones. Some of the best use the proceeds to help support environmental issues. Others are directly related to saving endangered species and their homes. There are even large charitable foundations that utilise mobile phone recycling to support worthy human causes. A little research in your home area will probably show a local cause that advertises for old phones. Recycling phones is very easy to do and the natural elements that will be saved are well worth the effort.

The effects of mining for the metals used in the production of mobile phones have had a very destructive effect on many regions of the Congo. This has drastically reduced the home land environment of the lowland gorillas. The Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund has set up collaboration with phone recyclers. By recycling, you will cut back on the need for mining in the Congo for new metals. This is just one way; there are literally thousands of ways to save the animals by donating mobile devices and mobile phones for recycling.

Phones 4 Charity is a nationwide recycler of mobile handsets and devices. They can be used by any charity to raise funds through mobile phone donations. A portion of their yearly proceeds goes directly to domestic violence victims and to elderly care facilities. There are numerous charities in every city in the nation being helped by donating mobile phones to them.

For the sake of the environment, do not throw away mobile phones in your home bin. These phones then end up in landfills, where they poison the soil, air, and ground water with mercury, brominated flame retardants, cadmium, lead, and many other hazardous materials.

The amount of energy we could save by recycling mobile phones is astronomical. You could power up your laptop for 44 hours, with the energy saved by recycling one mobile phone!

The recycled materials are used by the jewellery, automotive, hearing aid, electronic, and plastics industries. Recycling works for everyone, everywhere.

About the Author

Felicity is a intermittent author, writing occassional overviews in the UK on telecommunications and mobile devices. See how much you could get for your old mobile phone with recycle phones, as well as comparing the price on all the phone recycling companies like Mopay at recyclemobilephones.co.uk For more information on this, please visit recyclemobilephones.co.uk Blog.

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