Mobile Phone Recycling is the new craze on the block, which can help you get cash for your old unused mobile phone handset – upto £300 (or upto £336 in gift cards). See how much cash you can get – click here
It is estimated that upto 125 million mobile handsets are left in some dark corner after getting a upgrade or a new one.
How Does Mobile Recycling Work?
There are many companies (mainly web-based companies) giving cash for recycling your old mobile handset. You go to their website, select your mobile phone model and they will tell you how much they will pay. If you accept the amount of cash they offer for your mobile phone, they will send your a jiffy bag to send your mobile in.
Recently the amounts offered have been higher than the trade-in value offered by high-street retailers when you take out a mobile contract with them.
Now get cash for your Apple iPod/Apple iPhone as well!
Mobile Recycling Comparison
- Popular Handset Searches:
Nokia N95 – £89 – (Best price £88.10 [mobilevaluer])
Nokia N95 8GB – £124 – (Best price £120 [mobilevaluer])
Nokia 6300 – £36.50 – (Best price £36.10 [moneysavingexpert])
Apple iPhone 3G 8Gb – £177 Cash, or £194 -Argos Gift Card, or £205 Debenhams Gift Card
Samsung S5230 Tocco Lite – £48
Sell your Mobile FAQ’s
What condition should my mobile be in?
Can I get money for faulty/damaged mobiles?
Why isn’t my mobile listed?
Can I get more money on eBay?
Can I sell my Apple iPod?
Which mobile phone recycling companies do you compare?
Can recycling my old phone help the environment?
Which brand of mobiles can I recycle?
What condition should my mobile be in?
A. You mobile should be in good condition, with a few minor scratches for getting the best working price. But more and more phone recyclers are accepting non-working handsets as well. They are offering different prices for working and non-working handsets. e.g Fonebank
Recycled prices for non-working handsets range from 10-70% less than working handsets. And at the minimum they will recycle your old phone, if they offer no value for it.
(You usually do not require a charger).
e.g. Working Phone for FoneBank
Each mobile phone sold should match the make and model in the sale order and meet the following conditions:
The phone must switch on and off
The phone must be complete with all battery covers and bodywork.
The integral body work should have no cracked, missing plastics / metal and there should be no missing buttons.
The body work should not be hanging off the main body of the phone in any way.
The LCD must be working and power up correctly and fully beyond the network ‘Welcome Note’, the screen intact with no cracks.
If the phone has a touch screen the touch screen must be fully functional.
If you do not have a battery or the battery does not work it is ok.
e.g. Non Working Phone defined by FoneBank
The phone must not be crushed, broken in half, or bent in any way, liquid damaged or missing any integral parts such as camera, LCD etc.
Can I get money for faulty/damaged mobiles?
A. Yes, you can get cash for faulty/damaged mobiles as long as the mobile is not crashed/bent.
Recycled prices for non-working handsets range from 10-70% less than working handsets. And at the minimum they will recycle your old phone, if they offer no value for it.
Why isn’t my mobile listed?
A. If your mobile is not listed, it could be that it is because it is rare or too old, so none of the companies we search are willing to give a value for it.
But you could still get some wonga for it, check out eBay to see how much you could get for it.
Can I get more money for my mobile on eBay?
A. There are a number of options to sell your mobile, and mobile recycling is not the only one.
) more than you are getting from the recycling companies.Can I sell my Apple iPod?
A. Yes, now you can get cash for your iPod as well, see how much you can get by recycling it, and check out eBay to see if you can get more as well.
Which mobile phone recycling companies do you compare?
A. We try and include as many as possible as well as the big mobile phone recycling companies such as FoneBank, Envirofone, we do not include prices from eBay but you check out how much you would get at eBay by clicking here.
Can recycling my old phone help the environment?
A. Yes, it can is the simple answer, as you are recycling/reusing your phone. But also mobile handsets contain a mineral called “coltan” which is extracted from the homeland area of the critically endangered lowland gorillas. Don’t forgot you can help the environment as well as get some cash! 2-in-1.
Read how Recycling Mobile Phones can help Gorillas.
Which brand of mobiles can I recycle?
A. You can pretty much recycle most mobile phone brands. The brands include: Apple, Alcatel, Blackberry, Nokia, Samsung, Sony Ericsson, Motorola.
1* Price checked on 21/04/2010 at mobilevaluer.com – a moneysavingexpert.com site
