Millions of UK households are sitting on a stockpile of unused mobile phones, potentially losing billions in trade-in value according to recycling site Compare and Recycle. The study, conducted in collaboration with YouGov, found that 5.68 million UK households have at least three unused, but still functional, mobile phones stored at home. More than half

A dozen mobile network operators and the GSMA have agreed to new targets to reuse and recycle all mobile devices by 2030.

All metals are to be sourced from recycled sources  Apple has pledged to only use recycled cobalt in batteries by 2025 along with recycled rare earth elements in magnets, and recycled tin and gold in circuit boards. Apple currently sources most of its aluminium, rare earth elements, and nearly all tungsten from recycled material. “Our

Most corporate e-waste to be redesigned, recycled or re-used under this programme

BT reveals it has recycled nearly a million pieces of BT equipment since the start of 2020

We should be more open to recycling our old Apple tech says Stewart McGrenary, who is MD of Phonesmart Ltd Group, the parent company of Freedom-Mobiles.com, Freestyll.com, Plunc.com and iPad-Recycle.co.uk

O2 has recycled more than 128,000 devices in the last year

There’s a growing desire from consumers to buy refurbished models, so now is the perfect time to recycle old unused handsets, says Paula Hansson, general manager at Bamboo Distribution  

There’s a growing desire from consumers to buy refurbished models, so now is the perfect time to recycle old unused handsets, says Paula Hansson, general manager at Bamboo Distribution  

After big changes since its purchase by EcoRenew, the recycler thinks it could hit £100m this year

The Galaxy Note Fan Edition has ‘perfect safety’ according to Samsung

Over half of handsets recycled have been iPhones, with the 4s being the most popular and accounting for eight per cent of total volume

Distributor also buys Portugal-based logistics and repairs company Clarity Technologies for undisclosed fee 

Old mobiles handed into Orange or T-Mobile shops to be recycled, with funds going towards raising £1 million for the ‘Mobile for Meals’ campaign