Recycle your old mobile phone

A: The UK WEEE Regulations are laws that place an environmental responsibility on the producers of electrical and electronic equipment. These regulations aim to encourage separate collection and environmentally sound recycling, including re-use of waste electrical and electronic equipment, which includes mobiles and accessories.

A: As the user of a mobile phone you have an important part to play in the recycling process. Without your help and support, we wouldn't be able to collect your unwanted mobile phone and recycle it.

A: On all new electrical and electronic equipment, which includes mobiles, the crossed out wheelie bin symbol will be displayed to remind you not to throw the product into your bin at home.

A: Recycling mobile phones reduces the pressure on the Earth's finite resources and prevents mobiles from simply going to landfill. Like most electronic goods, mobiles contain some materials which could escape and be harmful to the environment if not disposed of properly.

A: It's simple: just hand over your old mobile phone at your local Orange shop, and they'll send it for environmentally sound recycling.

A: No. It's completely free of charge.

A: Your unwanted mobile will be recycled by Fonebak. Fonebak carefully assesses each mobile to determine whether it will be re-used or processed for recycling of materials. Fonebak will re-use as many mobiles as possible because 're-use' is the best environmental option. Any mobile not suitable for re-use will be sent for safe materials recycling (in accordance with ISO14001). So next time you're thinking about upgrading your mobile, just take it to an Orange shop and do your bit to save the environment.