December, 2011

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Dec 11

Starship Children’s Hospital requesting for old Cell Phones

Old mobile phones are required at the Starship Children’s Hospital in New Zealand.

Even though we are in the UK, we must learn a lesson from this initiative by the Starship Children’s Hospital located in New Zealand. Young kids are getting old mobile phones donated. This hospital has been asking for donations as charity to be able to hand over these phones for Christmas.

These old phones are generally sold to many developing countries all around the world once they have been refurbished. Some of these old phones are gifted on Christmas and some are sold to help raise funds and generate money for the hospital. A whopping 1 million USD has thus far been raised by this programme for this hospital using approximately 400,000 donated cell phones.

Cell phone recycling has taught us some important and lasting lessons. Even the Starship’s National Air Ambulance Service was initiated through the money raised from this programme. Many critically ill or injured children across the country were carried to offer medical care.

Since you live in the UK, you could donate to any local cause here instead of to the one in New Zealand. Instead of using the money yourself that you receive from mobile phone recycling, one could donate them to any preferred charity. Or even better, one can even buy toys for donating to local charities on Christmas. If your aim is to help others, there are ways more than one to take advantage of mobile phone recycling, so take your pick!

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Dec 11

Recycling of Mobile Phones becoming popular at Christmas

To get some extra money for Christmas, people are increasingly turning in Apple iPhones and BlackBerrys.

According to a recent survey, this Christmas season is seeing a growing trend of mobile phone recycling. It may or may not be having a direct connection with the Apple iPhone 4S now being in stores, but the iPad 2 certainly has open doors for older generation iPads to be turned in for recycling. This season has also seen many Britons having bought two new devices.

Another reason has been cited for the increased popularity of mobile phone recycling. The extra money that can get from recycling old phone is drawing more and more people towards it. Not only does this money help in replacing old devices but it also provides additional funds towards new holiday gifts. Well, I have also noticed that some people have still retained their old handsets in the hope that their new device may be kept under the tree on Christmas, and if it does happen as they expect, they too will turn to cell phone recycling just when the holidays are over.

I must warn everyone who has already purchased expensive gifts, to be careful against burglaries as the incidences of robberies at home increase tremendously during this time of the year. By recycling your old mobile phone, you could also be gifting someone else through charities which are tied to plenty of recycling plans that support needy families and kids.

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Dec 11

Lost Electronic Gadgets Survey

Your lost mobile phone can be reclaimed for recycling.

Every year several million people lose at least one expensive gadget. They forget their laptops or mobiles in taxis or bars. A recently conducted study by O2 has found that Northeners living in Scotland are vulnerable to gadget loss after a late night out. It also brought to light the fact that close to half of the 2000 people surveyed, never opted to reclaim the lost item. They preferred claiming the insurance value of those gadgets instead of putting in efforts to locate them.

Many lost electronic items are often found in places such as trains, shops, parks, bars and even inside taxis. Among them, it is the mobile phones that are lost the most. Misplacing an electronic item or a mobile phone can be considered equivalent to losing money, as these items can be easily turned in for recycling to earn some handy cash. If any of such items remain unclaimed for a period of one year, companies turn them over to the recycling units. The proceeds from the lost gadgets are donated for the betterment of young people of UK.

If any of you have lost a mobile phone recently, it may be a good idea to put in efforts to locate it, as you can earn some cash for it. Remember, it is money that you spent on the phone after all, so why abstain from taking advantage of the mobile phone recycling process? Alternatively, you can feel better about contributing to UK’s youth as well.

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Dec 11

Recycling of Mobile Phones is Environmental

Mobile phone recycling is being used by many companies as their green message.

Mobile phone recycling offers numerous benefits, as stated by Tom Dowdall, the Greenpeace international campaigner.  It is becoming a primary reason for companies to use it for advertising.  Many companies are aiming to generate greater interest in people towards electronic equipment recycling.  Companies seemingly are deriving a huge economical and commercial benefit from it.

Well, cell phone recycling is an excellent tool to build a corporate brand as they start accepting cell phones for recycling.  They may not be doing the recycling themselves but probably would be engaging another company, such as the cell phone provider, but it does not matter as long as the message is clearly sent out.  They are encouraging consumers to recycle their old phones is any easy and convenient way.  What the person gets in the end is a little money and the business gets some brand recognition.

Going with a trust worthy company is one of the best ways to use cell phone recycling.  Not only does the consumer get a great deal and a significant amount which can be used for something else, but also feels secure that this indeed is a company which pays out.

Online scams have highlighted that the mobile phones which are taken in for recycling, are misused by extracting all personal information.  This is extremely important to keep in mind while sending mobile phone for recycling and one must also be aware of the genuine companies offering rewards and how the process works.