Mobile phones could be considered as a very useful contribution made by modern technology. Within a short period of its introduction, it has become a very popular gadget being used in our day-to-day activities. You will hardly find any person who is not using a mobile phone. But, because of fast change in technologies, these mobile handsets become obsolete within a very short time. Also, every day, newer models of mobile phones are being released in the market with more and more features and these mobile sets are getting cheaper by the day. Therefore, people are discarding their handsets within a very short period.

Millions of people are using mobile phones all over the world. Therefore, quantity of discarded handsets also number in millions. Therefore, a serious problem has arisen regarding disposal of these used mobile phones.

When mobile phone was newly introduced, most people used to discard their handsets into landfills because there was no other way to discard them.

But, such an action was fraught with lot of environmental hazard. This is because these phones contained many substances like Cadmium, Rhodium, Palladium, Beryllium and Lead solders, which could affect the health of people. But, these handsets also contained many components, which could be re-used. Therefore, the concept of recycling of old mobiles began to save the environment as well as use the useful components once again.

Therefore, many schemes have been launched to recycle these old mobile handsets. Useful metal contents are extracted and plastic components are granulated and reused in molding various plastic components.

There are many charitable organizations that collect such used mobile phones and then distribute them amongst the people of less developed countries after repairing them, if required.

But, there is an option for you to earn some cash for your mobile by selling them. You might be thinking that it would be very tedious for you to locate a customer for your phone. To do so, you would have to locate shops which deal in such used mobile phones. But, with the advent of Internet, you could locate many online companies for selling your mobile.

Following points should be kept in your mind so that you could trade in your mobile for a good price:

1.You should try to keep your handset in good shape. There should not be any scratches, cracks or dents on the body. Handsets having such defects would fetch less money. But, you should not expect that you would receive a price any where near the new set even if the hand set is in very good condition. This is because of fast obsolescence of handsets.

2.You should not try to sell any handset, which has been reported, as lost or stolen by others. The companies who are purchasing them would find it out and you may fall into trouble for selling such a mobile phone.

3.Before handing over your handsets for sale, you should remove all personal information stored in your mobile phone for your own safety.

Then, what are you waiting for? Buy your new mobile phone now and trade in your mobile and earn some cash for your mobile in the bargain.