MOBILE PHONE FACTS
- People in the UK normally change their mobile phone every 10 months.
- In Europe 100 million phones are thrown away each year.
- Mobile phones contain valuable metals such as gold which can be recovered from phones when they are recycled.
- Mobile phones also contain dangerous metals, including lead, cadmium, zinc and mercury which can be extracted from phones through the recycling process.
MOBILE PHONE TREATMENT
- Normally old mobile phones are left in cupboards and drawers or even thrown into the bin.
- Nearly all mobile phones can be reused by people in developing countries.
- All phones collected by Fones4Schools will either be recycled or reused.
- Mobile phones can be reused for the manufacture of other products such as traffic cones and plastic toys.
ACHIEVEMENTS
Since its launch in 2003 Fones4Schools has;
- Donated an amazing £1,000,000 worth of cash and prizes to schools and participants.
- Diverted over 600,000kg of waste away from landfill sites.
- Recycled or reused over 400,000 old mobile phones.
- Helped the spread of United Nations Millennium technology goals by getting mobiles used in developing nations.
