Fun Holidays - Mobile Phone Recycling Day

Recycling equipment and electronics is caring for the ecology of the planet Recycling of household appliances and equipment allows you to reuse parts or materials from which computers, smartphones, tablets and other devices are made Many companies support a mobile phone recycling program by selling new products at a discount to replace old ones This proposal is economically justified - up to 90% of the materials from which smartphones are made are reused Some products, such as Lumia brand phones, are 100% recyclable, which consumers of electronics and technology are not aware of In most cases, outdated or broken gadgets are not resold or recycled, but rather thrown away Toxic substances produced by electronic devices decomposing in landfills pollute the atmosphere, groundwater and soil Mobile Phone Recycling Day, which is held on January 24, is intended to attract attention to the recycling of equipment Mobile Phone Recycling Day was established in 2015 at the initiative of the JGI Institute from the USA Its founder, Jane Goodall, a British anthropologist and primate specialist, has been involved in environmental and wildlife conservation for 60 years JGI's "The Forest is Calling" campaign was initially designed to raise public awareness of the negative impacts on Congolese chimpanzees of improper cell phone disposal Later, the movement calling for old gadgets to be recycled became an international holiday Recycling any smartphone allows you to get plastic, iron, copper, aluminum, lithium, magnesium and some gold to make a new product Phone battery components are also reused Recycling devices allows us to preserve the ecology of the planet and reduce the energy spent on the extraction of natural resources Toxic waste generated during recycling is disposed of at special landfills Sorting household waste, handing over batteries for proper disposal of chemical power sources and plastic bottles for recycling have become commonplace things for residents of many countries around the world Mobile Phone Recycling Day encourages people to become conscious of nature conservation and take care of the environment According to surveys, 40% of mobile phones are not thrown away, but remain at home for years Old working smartphones and other equipment can not only be recycled, but given to those in need To do this, you should contact a social service center or temple that helps low-income people