• Most people in the UK now own a mobile phone and they can be recycled.
• Donate old mobile phones to friends or family.
• Many manufacturers take back old mobile phones for recycling.
• Some companies have set up mobile phone recycling schemes.

Mopay

Mopay will collect and recycle your old mobile phones in return for cash and are one of the largest companies providing this service in the UK, as they offer some great prices for your mobile.

Certain handsets can fetch up to £200, and you needn’t worry if your phone is not in the best working order as they will often buy phones that don’t work as well, or have damage to them, as long as it is not beyond economical repair. You can check the grading category that your phone might fall into before sending it off. Mopay will try to reuse your mobile phone, and if it can’t be resued, then it will be broken down and it’s parts recycled, in line with the WEEE directive, making this a great opion for those wanting to help the environment! Read more information on how the Mopay service works.

Choose Mopay for:

• You can choose from a selection of payment options, including Marks & Spencer gift vouchers, Arcadia Group Gift Cards, electronic bank transfer (BACS), music credit cash collection at post office branches.
• Reliable company who offer a price promise, and as long as your phone has been graded correctly you will be paid the price you see online!
• Freepost address, and a very rapid 3 day payment once your phone has been recieved.
• Help the environment as all mobile phones are disposed of correctly.

Envirofone

Another site offering a phone recycling service where you can make money on your old phone is envirofone.com. The service works in a similar way, but this site is slightly better as you can search for your phone by make and model and see pictures of the phones to ensure you have the correct one. This helps if you are unsure of the make and model.

Once you have found your phone you will see the amount of epoints it is worth. You can either collect epoints or redeeem them right away. They can be converted to cash which will be sent out to you in the form of a cheque within 20 days of receipt of your phone, or you can use them to spend in Argos.

The points system is good if you have several phones of low value and want to trade a few in over a period of time until there is a decent amount to redeem as cash or argos credit. They have a good reminder feature too where they will email you in 1-12 months depending on when your phone is next up for upgrading.

Envirofone incentives include:

• Photos of phones so easy to locate your model
• Value can be seem straight away on the site
• They pay postage costs
• Charity donation by envirofone with every phone

Carbon Neutral

The Carbon Neutral company will recycle your mobile phone if you send it to:

Greener Solutions

(Future Forests Offer)

Freepost LONI7592

PO Box 32343

London

SW17 9ZZ

See www.carbonneutral.com for further details.

Turn On Your Mobile

The company ‘Turn On Your Mobile’ also have a recycling scheme where you can exchange your mobile phones for cash. See www.recyclemymobile.co.uk for full details.

You can search for your phones make and model on the site and once you have found it, you can send a mail for a quote via a form on the phone giving your name and contact details and as much information about the phone/s as possible (ie: general condition and if it is full working condition or if it has any faults). You can alternatively call the freephone number or visit their service centre.(Wimbledon – London)

You will then be emailed back with your quote and details of what you need to do if you would like to send your phone off. The site states it will pay within 72 hours and offers several incentives including:

• Freepost service if your handset is only worth a low value
• Special delivery charges refunded if the handset you send is high value
• Courier service for 10 phones or more – good for businesses
• Refund cheque can be made out to a charity of your choice if you prefer

Recycling Appeal

The Recycling Appeal collects mobile phones as well as PDAs and printer cartridges for reuse and recycling. They raise funds for charity whilst helping the environment at the same time. The Recycling Appeal has generated over £2 million for partner organisations since 1999.

They make recycling your old phones and printer cartridges easy by offering free collection envelopes. You simply need to pop your items into a freepost envelope and put it in the post. You can call up or fill out an online form to get an envelope sent out to you. If you have large quantities of items to send, the Recycling Appeal will arrange for a courier to come and collect them from you free of charge.

Recycling Appeal incentives include:

• Freepost envelopes or free collection for multiple items
• Choose your appeal from a number of charities
• Recycle phones, PDAs and printer cartridges

Each One Counts

The Each One Counts scheme collects mobile phones (and printer cartridges) for reuse and gives a donation to your chosen charity for every recyclable item received. Over £3 million has been raised for charities since 1995.

Recycling is made easy as you can order freepost bags online for your chosen charity and free collections can be arranged for larger quantities.

Each One Counts incentives include:

• Freepost bags or free collection for multiple items
• Choose your charity to support
• Weekly competition for recyclers
• Recycle printer cartridges and mobile phones
• Gift Aid can be added to your donation

Support Your School

Support Your School is a free service set up specifically to give schools the opportunity to raise funds for themselves through the recycling of used inkjet printer cartridges and unwanted mobile phones.

Support Your School rewards schools with £1 for every cartridge and £3 for every mobile phone successfully recycled and reused. The scheme is supported with an interactive website with support materials; it also includes a full list of items that are suitable for recycling and details of how much the school has raised.

Schools sign up online and order their free recycling pack containing everything they need to recycle for a year. Parents and businesses are also encouraged to sign up online and receive their free pack to recycle from work and support their chosen local school.

The scheme launches from January 2010.