The mobile phone market still continues to grow from strength to strength and as technology advances and we populate the planet at an ever increasing rate, more and more people are now using mobile phones than ever before. They of the 60 Billion people on the planet at least 90% have and use mobile phones. It is estimated there to be around 100 million mobiles in circulation and that number is set to increase again, if not double over the next 5 to 10 years. We upgrade our mobile handsets every 12 – 18 months and purchase over 1 million new mobiles every day in the UK alone. The actual statistics are thought to be much higher than that.
Mobile phones, like other electrical types of equipment can not be thrown away with your normal household waste. New ECC legislation now states that it is an illegal offence to dispose of mobiles and electrical items through your household waste. You have to dispose of them safely and in an environmentally friendly way by using a recycling initiative of sort. And there are now many of these initiatives running all around the world. Set up to deal with the millions of mobiles that simply go unused after they are replaced with newer models or when they are broken.
Mobile Phones can and do and will have more of a damaging effect on our environment and the environments of other people and fragile natural habitats and Eco-logical systems. For starters mobile phones and electronics can contain materials that are hazardous if not recycled properly. Batteries for example contain materials such as Lead, Coltan and Mercury among others that can contaminate the earth, our water and food supply. Even though most landfill sites are scientifically treated to contain these toxic materials it’s estimated that 200 tons of Cadmium and 2.6 million tonnes of Lead is entering the waste stream annually.
So more needs to be done to recycle old mobiles and other electrical gadgets. Things such as mobile phones, iphones, ipods, mp3 players, digital cameras, games and games consoles etc. All these things can be recycled for cash. Mobile phones are precious because they contain metals such as Gold, Silver, Copper, Platinum and more which are used on the circuit boards. These precious metals can be extracted through a recycling process. This saves mobile phone companies money by not having to mine for more which also helps the environment by not damaging special places of the earth such as the Amazon Rain Forest or in the Kongo where much Iron ore and Copper is mined for. This is why there is much demand for old mobile at the moment. And the market, like the mobile market shows no sign of slowing down. In fact it is growing as more and more awareness is raised. More and more people up and down the country, the old and young alike are digging out their old unused mobiles and selling and recycling them for cash online to one of the mobile phone recycling sites and their services you can use to do so with.
Because of all of this. Under government instruction. Mobile phone recycling companies have been set up to give people a place to recycle their old mobiles. There are many ways you can recycle a mobile phone as well. You can donate it to a charity shop that probably has a drop in bin. Or you can sell and recycle it for cash online to a mobile phone recycling site. As an end user or just as someone who just wants to sell the odd mobile with it’s good to make a bit of money for your old things. There are recycling sites set up now that you can use to recycle many things with for cash such as cash for Cd’s, DVDs, Films and Music, MP3 Players, Digital Cameras, Games and Games Consoles, Ink jet Cartridges etc. So as someone who has the odd thing like this to sell it is good to make some money with quickly and clear up your old clutter at the same time.
Making money from the mobile phone recycling industry
Now because you know all of this. You know now there are different recycling sites you can use. You should know there are now many people searching online in their millions for how to sell and recycle their old things for cash. These types of sites receive thousands of hits every day. They purchase many thousands of mobiles and other things for cash every day. They have paid out million of pounds to people in the past year or so they have been around in the UK. And as more people use them, even more people get involved. And it’s like a never ending circle. As we always upgrade we need to get rid of the old.
As someone who may have an interest in environmental issues or mobile phones in all. Or as someone who is simply looking to make some money online. You can get involved with the mobile phone recycling industry on many levels to make money from it. And anyone can do it. You don’t need to be a part of a company or organisation.
Most mobile phone recycling sites and other recycling type sites have affiliate schemes you can join to become an affiliate for them. They will provide you with links to promote them and you simply have to promote them online by using a blog or website and performing some online promotional methods to drive traffic to that site. You would ideally need to drive targeted traffic to it but the search engines will provide this provided you have good keyword content on your site and it is indexed. You can search online for SEO methods and website promotion help as it goes beyond the scope of this article. But if you have some IT or website/internet knowledge and or are quite savvy you can set up with recycling sites as an affiliate and make money from promoting them.
If you are a business and run a business or organisation that handles and uses a lot of mobile phones and replaces them annually then you can contact mobile phone recycling sites as a business user to arrange a payment for how ever many mobiles you have etc. Some mobile phone recycling companies even offer a mobile collection service to make it even more convenient for you.
No matter what level you are at, you are probably reading this because you use and can get hold of mobile phones. Want to make money online or simply just want to sell a mobile or something for cash online this way. Well if you can or you want to sell one you can see a list of mobile phone recycling sites for around the world including the Top U.K and U.S mobile phone recyclers to use to make the right choice and get the most money for your mobile see the Sell Your Phone site. http://sellyourphone.info/ For lists, reviews and comparisons of mobile phone recyclers. And a Mobile Phone Price Comparison tool where you can compare each site to see how much they are all offering so you can get the most cash for your mobile.
http://sellyourphone.info/mobile-cell-phone-recycling/
I am a work at home blogger who enjoys informing people of the great benefits of mobile phone recycling and the impact it can have on the environment. If you have any old mobile phones take a visit to http://www.sellyourmobile.info/ to see how much you can get for yours.
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