Sussex man starts mobile recycling company
Monday, October 29, 2012 - 13:18:06
Mobile phone recycling is all the rage, but it is not just major companies getting in on the act; one start-up from Sussex has been going from strength to strength over the past year, with a tiny team doing their bit for charities and the environment.
Jon White established the company in 2011 with Brendan Bennet, calling it Forgotten Mobile, in reference to the fact that millions of British people have old devices lying around their homes gathering dust in some long-forgotten space.
Mr White said that one of the reasons his little company is different from some of the bigger mobile recycling organisations is that they will take literally any old handset, not just one of a few top models that are easy to reuse or recycle.
He said that there are 8,500 mobile handsets around, with just a small percentage of these actually getting the recycling treatment they deserve.
Forgotten Mobile works predominantly with charities and educational institutes, offering them a way to raise money without asking people for cash donations.
By encouraging the donation of old, unwanted mobile phones, it is possible to raise significant sums, with 50 per cent of the cash going to the cause and 50 per cent being taken by Forgotten Mobile to fund its expansion.
Mr White said that working phones are more valuable, particularly if the only thing wrong is a dead or decaying battery, the replacement of which can restore the device to its former glory.
This is the case for anyone who wants to sell their old phone online to get a bit of money back. An old device which is in good working condition will be more valuable than one which is damaged in some way when it comes to sell it.
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