Benefits of recycling used mobile phones

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Benefits of recycling used mobile phones Every year a lot of people sell their used phones. This might be due to various reasons like purchasing the latest model of the particular set or the non working of the existing mobiles. Did you ever give a thought that where does these phones go after you well them? Well, you will be amazed to know that most of them are dumped in the ground. This is quite harmful for the human beings as the battery of a cell phone contains many hazardous materials such as lead, mercury, cadmium, brominated flame retardants and arsenic. Once a phone is dumped in the earth all the chemical materials leak and gets mixed with the earth. This is quite detrimental to our health as the batteries contain carcinogens which can damage the kidneys of human beings. According to a research done by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency every year about 125 millions phones are discarded which in turn creates 65000 tons of wastage. You can read below few of the benefits of recycling a used mobile phone. Firstly, mobiles are usually made from valuable materials. All of them have natural resources in abundant quality and energy. Hence, by recycling a phone one can save a lot of energy from getting wastage. Moreover, the metals that are recovered from the used mobile phones are used in different industries such as automotive manufacturing, electronics, making jewellery and many more. Secondly, recycling a phone helps to reduce the emission of green house gases. There is a huge market of refurbished mobile phones that does all the work related to recycling of the mobile phones. Thirdly, there are many NGOs that are always ready to take used phonesin order to help all those persons who need it. Hence, the owner contributes to the society by giving his or her mobile phones. Fourthly, the plastic used in a phone is recycled in such a manner that it can be used in many electronic devices, for manufacturing auto parts and for making garden furniture. If you are planning to purchase bulk mobile phones , then Xtremeworx.com is the ultimate place where you can get them. You can get here cheap refurbished laptops at a low rate then the current market price. Currently, there are many used mobile phones for sale in the website. For More Information Visit http://www.xtremeworx.com.au/contact-us Or http://www.xtremeworx.com.au/about-us


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