Does anyone know where to dispose of old mobile phones? I know there are places to take them rather than just chucking them in the bin. Thanks

Treat them like that goldfish you won from the fair, or that little turtle you smuggled back from turkey in your shoe. Or perhaps that baby crocodille that keeps growing.. Flush em down the bog!

Originally posted by nez75
Does anyone know where to dispose of old mobile phones? I know there are places to take them rather than just chucking them in the bin. Thanks
Charity shops will take your old mobiles and they somehow get a return on them.

Likewise a mobile phone shop will accept your old mobile and dispose of it properly... It shouldn't just be binned though because of the battery which needs proper disposal..

If you do a little net searching there's places that will send you an envelope to pop it in and then mail back to them free...

Magic AM (Radio Hallam's Sister station) are taking them towards their guidedog appeal at the moment. They are on Herries Road (near the Wednesday ground). Apparently they get £3.50 towards their appeal for each one.

Just take a stroll around Shiregreen, someone will take it off your hands :suspect:

https://www.virginmobile.com/mobile/fonebak/Fonebak

Order an envelope or grab one from Virgin Megastore
It's really easy to recycle your old mobile phone, and you'll be making a huge difference to our planet. How? Well, you'll be:

Protecting the environment- by preventing old mobile phones from ending up in landfill.
Reducing the strain on the Earth's finite resources through recycling.
Providing better and more affordable communication to developing countries.
Raising money for The British Red Cross.
All you need to do is get hold of a FREEPOST envelope.

You can order one right here, or you could pop into your nearest Virgin Megastores and grab one there. Then, just take your SIM card out and place your old mobile phone and accessories in the bag.
Seal it up, then stick it in the post!

Once your phone is received, Virgin Mobile will make a donation of £5 to the British Red Cross for every reusable phone.

Originally posted by markham
Just take a stroll around Shiregreen, someone will take it off your hands :suspect:

physically

Not sure if they still do but Tesco used to give you a measly 150 clubcard points to take your old one off you. You had to collect a green recycle bag from the store and post it off. I wouldn't be surprised if other supermarkets did something like this.

cheers guys. not sure about the shiregreen option! My mate found that walking along the wicker works quite well as well!

Take the batteries out and give it to some kids to play with, they'll love it !

Take the guts out, fill it with dog doody and hope some lowlife nicks it.

body shop take them off you, i think £10 goes to charity, mmm love body shop