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Mobile phones

YOUR OLD MOBILE contains platinum, gold, silver and copper - which means charities want to get their hands on it, whatever its condition. Donating your phone also stops toxic nickel-cadmium batteries finding their way into landfill sites - another big plus.

Lots of charities recycle old phones. They usually accept them with or without charger and battery, but remember to take out your SIM card first. Each handset typically earns £5 or more for the charity.

It’s not just conventional recycling – Fonesforsafety turns used mobile phones into reconfigured “999 only” phone alarms for victims of domestic violence. Alternatively, if you’d rather make some cash yourself, try mopay.co.uk – you get the money and a designated charity gets an additional 10% donation.

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Send your phone to a commercial recycling company and depending on the model you'll get up to £50 if it’s in good condition. If you give even half of this to charity you'll both end up better off.
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Charitysort iconCauseHow to get it there
ActionAidInternationalFreepost
Against Breast CancerCancerEmail for info
ARCHealthFreepost
Barnardo'sChildrenFreepost
Bliss, The Premature Baby CharityChildrenFreepost
Blue Cross, TheAnimalsFreepost
Brain & Spine FoundationHealthPost
British Red Cross, TheInternationalDrop-off
Cardiac Risk in the Young (via Cartridges4Charity)ChildrenFreepost
Children in Need (via Fonebak)ChildrenFreepost
Diabetes UKDiabetesCall Cartridges4Causes on 08454667147
Dogs TrustAnimalsFreepost
FareShareSociety SupportFreepost or drop-off at Sainsbury's
FonesforsafetySociety SupportFreepost
Helen and Douglas HouseHospicesFreepost
Help the AgedElderlyFreepost or visit store or arrange collection
Interact WorldwideInternationalFreepost
Kidney Research UKHealthFreepost
Marie Curie Cancer CareCancerFreepost
National Autistic Society, TheDisabilityDrop-off
National Blind Children's Society, TheChildrenEmail for info
National Missing Persons' Helpline, TheSociety SupportFreepost
National Trust, TheArts, Culture & HeritageFreepost
NCHChildrenFreepost
Ovarian Cancer ActionCancerFreepost
OxfamInternationalFreepost or Visit store
Recycling AppealVariousUse form on site
RefugeSociety SupportUse form on site
RNIBDisabilityUse form on site
ScopeDisabilityUse form on site
SeeAbility (via Cartridges4Charity)HealthFreepost
Seeds for AfricaInternationalEmail for info
SenseInternationalFreepost
Sheffield Children's Hospital CharityHospitalsFreepost
WaterAidInternationalCall them
Woodland TrustArts, Culture & HeritageFreepost