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Mobile phones contain hazardous substances which need to be disposed of in safe and efficient manner. For example, the cadmium in the battery from one single old phone could seriously contaminate 600,000 litres of water.
Sustainability is more than just a concept. It is the driving force for everything we do and underpins every aspect of our service.
It can be seen in the fact that our priority is to recover and reuse mobile phones ahead of recycling. The majority of operational phones are sent to developing countries for reuse. We ensure a BPEO (best practicable environmental option) sustainable recovery service that allows potentially toxic handsets to be safely removed from the waste chain.
Sustainability isn’t only about environmental action. Our buy-back service ensures reuse and recycling is also a financially sustainable option. By generating revenue, recovery becomes a viable practice for businesses which can be actively developed.
