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Have you ever wondered what happens to your old mobile phone after you have sent it off to be recycled?
A working mobile is fully tested and refurbished and sold on to the rest of the world.
They can also be dismantled into their separate pieces which then can be recycled and reused in industry.
Unrepairable and obsolete handsets are sent to be recycled by a specialist recycler in Sweden and dead batteries are sent to a specialist battery recycler.
Every part of the handset is recycled and reused which is not only beneficial for the environment as it saves valuable resources, but it can also help raise valuable funds for charity.
Charities that accept mobile phones are listed on our ‘a-z of recycling’ found in the ‘information and advice’ section of the recycling pages on the New Forest District Councils website.
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Interesting Fact
An average British family uses 4 glass bottles/jars, 3 plastic bottles, and 5 kg of paper every week.
Glass never degrades, but is 100% recyclable and can be recycled again and again.
Plastic bottles can take over 500 years to decompose, but by recycling them, they can be turned into various items including fleece jackets.
Newspaper, notepaper, tissue paper can be made from recycled paper.
To make one ton of new paper takes 24 trees.
Top Tip
Your old vegetable oil can make a great feeder for the birds this winter.
Mix your used oil with bird food, peanut butter and fruit to give the birds in your garden a delicious treat.
It is high in protein and fat which provides much needed energy to our wintering birds. |
