FabSwingers.com forum: Phone recycling

By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

5 billion phones will be thrown away in 2032. 5 billion phones! Isn't that a rather depressing thought.... For all the talk of saving the planet... 5billion in one year alone.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63245150

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By *an4funMan
over a year ago

london

There's a lot of cobalt in that pile

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If they largely get recycled it would be fine, that’s a lot of jobs in designing, testing, manufacturing, logistics, marketing, selling phones in that market. I’ve no idea how many do tho.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Dont ask how long solar panels last

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Mine are 14 years old and still producing the same output

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By *ris GrayMan
over a year ago

Dorchester

"5 billion phones will be thrown away in 2032. 5 billion phones! Isn't that a rather depressing thought.... For all the talk of saving the planet... 5billion in one year alone.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63245150

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you can't even recycle because the companies that recycle only want good phones

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"If they largely get recycled it would be fine, that’s a lot of jobs in designing, testing, manufacturing, logistics, marketing, selling phones in that market. I’ve no idea how many do tho."

According to the story... 17% of ewaste is recycled. 5.3 billion phones were not recycled in 2022. I mean for a start off that means pretty much 6.6 billion handsets were discarded this year alone. That's nearly the entire population?!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"If they largely get recycled it would be fine, that’s a lot of jobs in designing, testing, manufacturing, logistics, marketing, selling phones in that market. I’ve no idea how many do tho.

World population was 7.93 billion last estimate, so yea, a lot of phones, seems like too many!

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By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich

Any we, or our friends, want to get rid of go to a local homeless charity and are dished out to rough sleepers/ those in need.

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

The fault lies with manufacturers who build in obsolescence to their products and rush out a new phone, instead of working with what they have for longer.

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"The fault lies with manufacturers who build in obsolescence to their products and rush out a new phone, instead of working with what they have for longer. "

Partly yes. It's a double edged sword though with the trendies demanding the latest iPhone launch just because... And the manufacturer and marketeers responding to that demand for fashion. And yes alongside built in hardware and software obsolescence... The performance handcuffs that apple build in their operating systems as only one example.

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"The fault lies with manufacturers who build in obsolescence to their products and rush out a new phone, instead of working with what they have for longer.

**other manufacturers are available...

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By *ovebjsMan
over a year ago

Bristol

"5 billion phones will be thrown away in 2032. 5 billion phones! Isn't that a rather depressing thought.... For all the talk of saving the planet... 5billion in one year alone.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-63245150

you can't even recycle because the companies that recycle only want good phones

I put my old ones out with the recycling

same with all small electrical items they go off for stripping and the precious metals ect are separated off.

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By *anchester_subMan
over a year ago

Manchester

Usually keep my phones for 4 years and then they go in to a draw. I’ve got quite a few

For any tech that stores data, if I’m going to get rid of it, gets “impact” wiped before any recycling.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Well if they want more products recycled then they should pay better

I have 6 iPhones just sitting on a table doing nothing

They all still work but I refuse to do anything with them

Because off the price they give

You pay close to 2k for a handset these days

And when you go to re new in a years time or 2 years time they offer you like £600

And if it’s got one tiny scratch on it that £600 gose down to £100 and they always find that

Maybe if they offered me £900 for it and don’t complain that it has a couple off scuff marks

They may get more phones recycled

They all want to cry foul that people aren’t doing they best to get e waste off the street

But at the same time offering dog shit money for expensive tech

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By *ackformore100 OP Man
over a year ago

Tin town

"Well if they want more products recycled then they should pay better

I have 6 iPhones just sitting on a table doing nothing

They all still work but I refuse to do anything with them

Because off the price they give

You pay close to 2k for a handset these days

And when you go to re new in a years time or 2 years time they offer you like £600

And if it’s got one tiny scratch on it that £600 gose down to £100 and they always find that

Maybe if they offered me £900 for it and don’t complain that it has a couple off scuff marks

They may get more phones recycled

They all want to cry foul that people aren’t doing they best to get e waste off the street

But at the same time offering dog shit money for expensive tech "

Why would the manufacturer want you to recycle? It requires us to own the problem... An example being you've got 6 perfectly functioning phones on your table but still chose to spend 2k on a new one. If we stopped buying stuff we don't need it may help a bit.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Well if they want more products recycled then they should pay better

I have 6 iPhones just sitting on a table doing nothing

They all still work but I refuse to do anything with them

Because off the price they give

You pay close to 2k for a handset these days

And when you go to re new in a years time or 2 years time they offer you like £600

And if it’s got one tiny scratch on it that £600 gose down to £100 and they always find that

Maybe if they offered me £900 for it and don’t complain that it has a couple off scuff marks

They may get more phones recycled

They all want to cry foul that people aren’t doing they best to get e waste off the street

But at the same time offering dog shit money for expensive tech

To reduce they building costs

Re use parts in other phones ie your lower iPhones like the se

Are all recycle parts from last years models

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Mine are 14 years old and still producing the same output

I've an iPhone3 that still works

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

what is the relevance of 2032 ?

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