In developing countries like Asia and Africa mobile phones are expensive, moreover landline infrastructure is inadequate. Mobile phones therefore play a vital role in communication to keep touch with friends, family and business colleagues. Therefore, recycling mobile phones in developed countries fulfils a vital role in helping people in developing countries to afford the means to communicate.

According to popular surveys four out of five people in Europe own mobile phones and the average lifespan of a mobile phone is 12 months before it is replaced by its owner for a newer model. Indeed, in Italy mobile phone ownership actually exceeds 100% of the population. You may ask how can this be possible but it is because so many people own more than one mobile phone, often using one to call their friends and family and another for business contacts. Interestingly, It has also been revealed that the majority of business organisations are not aware of what to do with surplus, used mobile phones and have no idea how to recycle mobile phones responsibly, often simply throwing them in to rubbish bins, which can be potentially dangerous to the environment as phones contain toxic substances that can end up in landfill and from there pollute surrounding areas. One solution is to recycle your mobile phone and this is exactly what most of the mobile phone recycling companies aim to do. They recycle business and individual mobile phones that are then reused in developing countries.

Fonebank.com, is a mobile phone recycling company that buys mobile phones from individuals, business and other organisations and recycles mobile phones or sells mobile phones to developing countries for reuse. Damaged and obsolete mobile phones are recycled to extract useful metals. In this way they help to protect the environment from the accumulation of toxic substances. So, the next time you have a used mobile phone, please don’t drop it into the bin, be kind to the environment by recycling your mobile phone or sell your mobile phone to Fonebank.com and earn cash in the process.