Why trade in?

Most of us have at least one old mobile phone, sitting in a drawer somewhere and gathering dust. By trading it in, you’re not only getting a great deal (up to £150 in free Credit) but you’re also doing something good for the environment. And if you want, you can donate some or all of your phone’s trade-in value to charity. If you’re still not sure, here are a few more reasons to trade in your mobile:

• Mobile phones are, on average, only used for 12 to 24 months before they are replaced by new handsets. As a result, over 100 million mobile phones are unused in Europe every year, and that number is growing all the time.
• It's illegal to put your old handsets in household waste
• There are estimated to be 66 million old and unused mobile phones in the UK
• Less than 10% of these are recycled
• Around 24.5 million phones are upgraded each and every year – which would mean the "phone mountain" is potentially increasing year on year by at least 17.9 million phones. That’s one big pile of circuit boards!
• Phones can add to the to the burden of landfill and potential toxins from batteries and plastics can leak into the ground
• Every phone can either be re-used or recycled
• Re-use of phones is better for the environment – no new raw materials are required, and the life of the phone is extended