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Just bung them in the bin?

If all the mobile-users in the UK chucked their old phones in the bin when they upgraded, we'd be landfilling £650,000 worth of silver a year, as well as toxic chemicals that could leak out into the environment.



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We send tonnes of e-waste to landfill.
We send tonnes of e-waste to landfill.
Recycle Now
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