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[Cellular Phone Reclamation & Resale]

Three quarters of a million old mobiles will have been discarded or dumped since Christmas this year, according to a recent survey.

It is estimated 15 million mobile phones are replaced annually, with owners updating them on average every 18 months. It is thought about 3.75 million mobile handsets will have landed in Christmas stockings in 2004, according to NOP, a figure which is likely to grow next year.

In a recent survey undertaken by Purvers Asset Management it was discovered that only 4 percent of those upgrading their phones deposited the old phone into a recycle project, furthermore a staggering 98% did not know how harmful it was to throw away their mobile for eventual arrival at landfill.

The problem appears to be that many mobile owners are not aware of recycling schemes for phones.

"Mobile phones contain toxic substances such as Lead solder, palladium, Berilium and Cadnium to name but a few, these substances when disposed of in a landfill site can be released into the air or our water supply, creating threats to human health and the environment, this can cause terrible illness such as Cancer and Spina Bifida ," said JAM4US project manager Darrel Watts.

For this reason the WEEE Directive (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) is in power in 2005 and as such imposes restrictions on the disposal of all electrical equipment including mobile cellular phones and associated equipment.

This means it is no longer an option to simply throw it away, by doing so you are in contravention of the WEEE directive and as such you are then open to corporate prosecution, removal of business trading licences or even imprisonment.

Even if your usual refuge collection have not mentioned this, they may be unaware of the WEEE directive, but taking your cellular products for disposal in landfill means they are breaking the law and as such the responsibility of "Duty Of Care" lies with you, not them.

Here at Purvers Asset Management we can dispose of your unwanted cellular products in an environmentally friendly manner. We purchase phones that can be re-sold to developing countries and re-cycle those units that are too old or not suitable for re-use. Either way comes to you complete with the appropriate documentation and Audit trail should you be inspected by THE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY.

Our Cellular disposal process meets the requirements of ISO14001