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Argos vouchers for your old phone

jonsie
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Another alternative for your old phone which may appeal to some though it remains to be seen just how good or bad their offers are for recycing your phone. I think it will be more for the drawerful of old mobiles we have forgotten about rather than for the modern smartphone we want decent money for.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-33675472

UK consumers can now trade in old mobile phones for an instant reward on the High Street in an initiative led by government-funded charity Wrap.

The eco-friendly organisation has set up a scheme with catalogue retailer Argos for customers to swap old phones and tablets for store gift vouchers.

The scheme will be extended to other items such as laptops if it goes well.

IT industry analyst Chris Green told BBC News previous technology recycling schemes had succeeded.

"The challenge is getting more people to recycle more," he said.

"We know people have a large amount of redundant technology sitting in drawers and cupboards, and it is better to recycle it than for it to go into landfill.

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Interesting idea....
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I can't see them offering a great deal, good way to get old phones back into recycling though.

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I have 7 or 8 relics in various places around the house....may be worth taking them when I leave....

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@jonsie wrote:

I have 7 or 8 relics in various places around the house....may be worth taking them when I leave....


Was busy when you posted this @jonsie.....I am dying to ask who or what are these 7-8 old relics you have hanging around the house. Were you planning on including them as fixtures and fittings when you sell up? Bouncy

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