Why Are Mobile Phones Recycled?

On Wed, 10 May 2006 13:24:03 +1000, Paul <[email protected]> wrote:

>[email protected] wrote:
>> Why Are Mobile Phones Recycled?
>>
>> Is it because the phones are then used in a 3rd world country? Are
>> there reuseable parts? Are there dangerous components?
>>
>> Should I recycle accessories like chargers etc?
>>
>> Thanx 4 looking.
>>
>
>
>Before I get torn apart by those "who know", I'll state what I do know
>of phone recycling.
>
>Back some time ago, some old "recycled" phones ended up in Kiribati
>along with some old analogue cells. This was part of an Australian
>Government program helping the country set up it's communications
>company TKSL. I do believe the old gear has been retired now.

Now THAT may have been what I was thinking of re East Timor.

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[email protected] wrote:
> Why Are Mobile Phones Recycled?
>
> Is it because the phones are then used in a 3rd world country? Are
> there reuseable parts? Are there dangerous components?
>
> Should I recycle accessories like chargers etc?
>
> Thanx 4 looking.
>



Before I get torn apart by those "who know", I'll state what I do know
of phone recycling.

Back some time ago, some old "recycled" phones ended up in Kiribati
along with some old analogue cells. This was part of an Australian
Government program helping the country set up it's communications
company TKSL. I do believe the old gear has been retired now.

Not sure if phones are reused any more.

A friend of mine collects scrap metal and gets money for scrap PCBs,
last time he was paid around $700 for a small trailer load of scrap!

There are small amounts of toxic material in electronics and more so the
batteries, but not enough to make any great impact. Some countries now
have compulsory recycling, where the manufacturer must recycle unwanted
products returned by the consumer.

Paul

Roddles has been totally ****ing owned on this one.

Next!

(Await's ****wit child rodbot response)


Rod Speed wrote:
> Brendon <[email protected]> wrote
>> Rod Speed <[email protected]> wrote
>>> Brendon <[email protected]> wrote
>>>> Rod Speed <[email protected]> wrote
>>>>> Brendon <[email protected]> wrote
>>>>>> Rod Speed <[email protected]> wrote
>
>>>>>>>> Pity about the plastic and gold which is recycled
>
>>>>>>> Only in your pathetic little pig ignorant drug crazed
>>>>>>> fantasyland.
>
>>>>>> Nope:
>
>>>>> Yep.
>
>>>> Nope.
>
>>> Yep.
>
>> Nope
>
> Yep.
>
>>>>>> http://www.mobilemuster.com.au/?Page=678
>
>>>>>> "Circuit boards are stored and then shipped to either Korea or
>>>>>> North America where they are processed to recover precious
>>>>>> including silver, gold and palladium."
>
>>>>> Pig ignorant drivel. No surprise that you're
>>>>> actually stupid enough to buy it tho.
>
>>>> Why would the AMTA lie about their recycling program?
>
>>> Because it makes them look good, ****wit.
>
>> Love your bottle is half empty attitude there
>
> Never ever could bull**** its way out of a wet paper bag.
>
>>>> Please cite a source that says it's not true. Bet you cant.
>
>>> YOU made the claim.
>
>>> YOU get to do the citing.
>
>>> THATS how it works.
>
>> I cited a website to back my claim of substances in phones being recycled.
>
> You havent provided a shred of evidence that
> they actually do what they CLAIM to be doing.
>
>> You made the claim that it's BS, you get to back up that claim. Bet you cant.
>
> YOU made the claim.
>
> YOU get to do the citing.
>
> THATS how it works.
>
>>> AND even that steaming turd makes NO
>>> mention of recycling of the plastic ANYWAY.
>
>> Actually it does - go and read it again.
>
> The bit you quoted clearly didnt, liar.
>
>> It even goes as far as admitting that not ALL plastics can be recycled and discloses
>> what happens to same. Just shows that they are being honest about it.
>
> It actually shows that the original claim is just plain wrong.
>
>>>>>>>>>> Are there dangerous components?
>
>>>>>>>> Pity about the batteries when dumped
>
>>>>>>> Only in your pathetic little pig ignorant drug crazed
>>>>>>> fantasyland.
>
>>>>>> Again, nope:
>
>>>>> Again, yep.
>
>>>>>> http://www.cleanup.com.au/main.asp?R...=243&CatID=120
>
>>>>>> "...mobile phones contain a cocktail of highly toxic elements that
>>>>>> can cause a variety of serious health issues in humans."
>
>>>>> Pig ignorant drivel. No surprise that you're
>>>>> actually stupid enough to buy it tho.
>
>>>> Again, please cite a source that says it's not true. Bet you cant.
>
>>> YOU made the claim.
>
>>> YOU get to do the citing.
>
>>> THATS how it works.
>
>> Again, it's clear to all that I cited a website to back my claim of phones containing
>> toxic substances.
>
> Again, no you didnt. You posted nothing that shows
> that THE AMOUNTS USED IN MOBILE PHONES
> ARE TOXIC AT ALL WHEN DUMPED IN LANDFILL.
>
>> You made a claim that it's BS,
>
> I proved your original claim is pure bull****.
>
>> but you have yet to cite anything to back that claim. Bet you cant.
>
> YOU made the claim.
>
> YOU get to do the citing.
>
> THATS how it works.
>
>>>> I am about to cite several more that say it is true.
>
>>> Lying, as always.
>
>> Nope
>
> Yep, you clearly did with mobile phones in landfills.
>
> None of the rest of your pathological lying worth
> bothering with, all flushed where it belongs.
>
>

"thegoons" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>
> "Rod Speed" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > [email protected] wrote:
> >
> >> Why Are Mobile Phones Recycled?
> >
> >> Is it because the phones are then used in a 3rd world country?
> >
> > Nope.
> >
> >> Are there reuseable parts?
> >
> > Nope.
> Pity about the plastic and gold which is recycled

Reusable <> recycled

Material Properties and Applications 101

"Brendon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> "Brendon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>
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....
> >>> 'These toxic ingredients include metals and chemicals such as arsenic,
> >>> antimony, beryllium, cadmium, copper, lead, nickel, zinc and flame
> >>> retardant."
>
> Oops, forgot a couple:
>
> arsenic: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arsenic - 1st line "notoriously
> poisonous"
>
> antimony: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antimony - "Antimony and many of
its
> compounds are toxic. Clinically, antimony poisoning is very similar to
> arsenic poisoning"
>
> lead: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lead - about 20 places in there talk
> about toxicity.


Yeah, rod's been done like a dinner, as usual

"Rod Speed" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Brendon <[email protected]> wrote
>> Rod Speed <[email protected]> wrote
>>> Brendon <[email protected]> wrote
>>>> Rod Speed <[email protected]> wrote
>>>>> Brendon <[email protected]> wrote
>>>>>> Rod Speed <[email protected]> wrote
>
>>>>>>>> Pity about the plastic and gold which is recycled
>
>>>>>>> Only in your pathetic little pig ignorant drug crazed
>>>>>>> fantasyland.
>
>>>>>> Nope:
>
>>>>> Yep.
>
>>>> Nope.
>
>>> Yep.
>
>> Nope
>
> Yep.

Nope

>
>>>>>> http://www.mobilemuster.com.au/?Page=678
>
>>>>>> "Circuit boards are stored and then shipped to either Korea or
>>>>>> North America where they are processed to recover precious
>>>>>> including silver, gold and palladium."
>
>>>>> Pig ignorant drivel. No surprise that you're
>>>>> actually stupid enough to buy it tho.
>
>>>> Why would the AMTA lie about their recycling program?
>
>>> Because it makes them look good, ****wit.
>
>> Love your bottle is half empty attitude there
>
> Never ever could bull**** its way out of a wet paper bag.

See...

>>>> Please cite a source that says it's not true. Bet you cant.
>
>>> YOU made the claim.
>
>>> YOU get to do the citing.
>
>>> THATS how it works.
>
>> I cited a website to back my claim of substances in phones being
>> recycled.
>
> You havent provided a shred of evidence that
> they actually do what they CLAIM to be doing.
>
>> You made the claim that it's BS, you get to back up that claim. Bet you
>> cant.
>
> YOU made the claim.
>
> YOU get to do the citing.
>
> THATS how it works.

Didnt think you could

>>> AND even that steaming turd makes NO
>>> mention of recycling of the plastic ANYWAY.
>
>> Actually it does - go and read it again.
>
> The bit you quoted clearly didnt, liar.

Nice tapdancing there.

>> It even goes as far as admitting that not ALL plastics can be recycled
>> and discloses what happens to same. Just shows that they are being honest
>> about it.
>
> It actually shows that the original claim is just plain wrong.

Nope

>>>>>>>>>> Are there dangerous components?
>
>>>>>>>> Pity about the batteries when dumped
>
>>>>>>> Only in your pathetic little pig ignorant drug crazed
>>>>>>> fantasyland.
>
>>>>>> Again, nope:
>
>>>>> Again, yep.
>
>>>>>> http://www.cleanup.com.au/main.asp?R...=243&CatID=120
>
>>>>>> "...mobile phones contain a cocktail of highly toxic elements that
>>>>>> can cause a variety of serious health issues in humans."
>
>>>>> Pig ignorant drivel. No surprise that you're
>>>>> actually stupid enough to buy it tho.
>
>>>> Again, please cite a source that says it's not true. Bet you cant.
>
>>> YOU made the claim.
>
>>> YOU get to do the citing.
>
>>> THATS how it works.
>
>> Again, it's clear to all that I cited a website to back my claim of
>> phones containing toxic substances.
>
> Again, no you didnt. You posted nothing that shows
> that THE AMOUNTS USED IN MOBILE PHONES
> ARE TOXIC AT ALL WHEN DUMPED IN LANDFILL.

temper temper

Sorry, but I have.

>> You made a claim that it's BS,
>
> I proved your original claim is pure bull****.

You have proven nothing.

>> but you have yet to cite anything to back that claim. Bet you cant.
>
> YOU made the claim.
>
> YOU get to do the citing.
>
> THATS how it works.

Didnt think you could

>
>>>> I am about to cite several more that say it is true.
>
>>> Lying, as always.
>
>> Nope
>
> Yep, you clearly did with mobile phones in landfills.

Nope.

> None of the rest of your pathological lying worth
> bothering with, all flushed where it belongs.

Another paste from the Rod Speed clipboard

Some gutless ****wit desperately cowering behind
Brendon <[email protected]> desperately attempted to bull**** and lie its
way out of its predicament and fooled absolutely no one at all, as always.

"Rod Speed" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Some gutless ****wit desperately cowering behind
> Brendon <[email protected]> desperately attempted to bull**** and lie its
> way out of its predicament and fooled absolutely no one at all, as always.

Well that debate was easier than they usually are with you.

Some gutless ****wit desperately cowering behind
Brendon <[email protected]> desperately attempted to bull**** and lie its
way out of its predicament and fooled absolutely no one at all, as always.

[email protected] wrote:
> Why Are Mobile Phones Recycled?
>
> Is it because the phones are then used in a 3rd world country? Are
> there reuseable parts? Are there dangerous components?
>
> Should I recycle accessories like chargers etc?
>
> Thanx 4 looking.
>


http://www.mobilemuster.com.au/

http://www.cnet.com.au/mobilephones/...0061840,00.htm

http://www.cnet.com.au/mobilephones/...0061706,00.htm