How to deal with the old mobile phone 1500 words?

In this era of electronic network, it is common to have a mobile phone in your hand, and it is also common to have three or four mobile phones idle at home. Fast updating speed and high elimination rate are the most annoying things for modern people when using electronic products. So what should I do with the old mobile phones that have been eliminated? In the past few days, the reporter has interviewed this.

Where are all the old mobile phones?

"Out of the phone, I usually throw it in the drawer and leave it alone ..."

"I'll give it away ..."

"I'd rather throw it away than sell it because it's not safe."

During the investigation, users either left their old mobile phones at home; Either send parents and relatives back to their hometown; Or choose to sell it to second-hand vendors. Among them, "staying at home" and "giving to relatives" accounted for more than 90%.

Mr. Lin is a middle-level manager of an enterprise in Xining. He told reporters that he still has four mobile phones in his hand, which can basically be used. Because of the need of work, he had to "support" the table with his mobile phone. Therefore, whenever a new mobile phone comes out, he will buy it. In this way, several mobile phones are idle. Some of these idle mobile phones have been given to the elderly or relatives at home, and the rest of the unwanted mobile phones have been "staying" in the drawer.

Only a few people choose to sell old mobile phones at a reduced price. Interviewee Ms. Fan said that new mobile phones are expensive when they are purchased, and old mobile phones are generally worthless, so most people are reluctant to sell them.

Some interviewees expressed more concern that selling old mobile phones would reveal privacy. Xiao Li, born in 1980s, heard that second-hand vendors can restore the private information such as communication and short messages in old mobile phones, and felt that it was not good for their privacy, so they might as well stay at home.

"If someone needs it, I am willing to donate." Interviewee Ms. Zhang said that many communication companies often have promotional activities such as buying mobile phones to send phone bills and saving money to send mobile phones to me. Sometimes broadband is installed at home, or you have to pay the phone bill, and there are complimentary mobile phones, so some mobile phones at home are not broken, but idle. Mobile phones are updated frequently. If someone needs it, she is willing to donate her idle mobile phone.

Littering used mobile phones will cause pollution.

According to the data released by relevant departments, by the end of 20 13, the number of mobile phone users in China has exceeded1200 million. This means that in the next few years, hundreds of millions of mobile phones will be abandoned every year in China, not including the existing idle mobile phones. According to the survey, in China, only 65,438+0% people take their used mobile phones to formal channels for recycling. Of the more than 5 million people in our province, at least 2 million use mobile phones, and it is estimated that there are more than10 million discarded mobile phones.

The main harm of littering used mobile phones is to pollute the environment. Mobile phones contain some heavy metals, such as lead, arsenic, cadmium, copper and zinc. The pollution intensity of a waste battery is 100 times that of ordinary dry batteries. If discarded at will, these elements will be released into soil, groundwater, air and surface runoff, causing certain harm to human body and environment. If used mobile phones are burned as garbage, the plastic shell will produce chlorine-containing toxic substances and dioxins (a colorless, odorless and highly toxic fat-soluble substance). It's not safe to leave it at home. After a long time, the mobile phone body will be damp and moldy, the battery will age and rot, and it will also become a source of pollution at home, which will do harm to the health of family members.

In addition, littering discarded mobile phones causes waste of resources. A mobile phone contains many valuable materials, including gold, silver, copper, recycled plastics and other materials. A study shows that 120g of gold, 100kg of copper, 3kg of silver and hundreds of kilograms of plastic can be extracted from 1t discarded mobile phones. If it is not handled properly, it will waste resources.

There are few ways to recycle mobile phones.

In some mobile phone repair shops in West Street, Chengzhong District, Xining City, there are brands such as Nokia, Apple and HTC that say "high price recycling" on the counter. In some counters, various brands of large-screen smart phones are lined up, while in other cabinets, there are old mobile phones with buttons, touch screens, tablets and flip covers.

A shopkeeper surnamed He told reporters that most of these mobile phones were sold to them by customers. Depending on the model, the price is different. On the basis of good functions, the iPhone 4s can be sold to 1.300 yuan, the iPhone 5 to 1.500 yuan, and the iPhone 5s to 4,000 yuan. Nokia, which was very popular a few years ago, cost only a few tens of yuan. If the appearance is not good, the price is lower.

"This business is not easy to do. The mobile phone that can be received every day is not fixed. Only two or three at most. When I was young, I didn't get one for several days. It is equally difficult to sell. " Boss He said. According to Boss He, some old mobile phones will be refurbished and sold as new ones, but he doesn't have them here. Boss He said: "Generally, we don't transform ourselves. We all shipped them to Guangzhou for unified transformation. I don't know where to sell the new machine. "

For those cottage machines that have no use value at all, they can only be sold as waste products. "There are people who come to collect old mobile phones once every three or four days or once a week. Like collecting garbage, each piece costs a few dollars, and then it is transported to Guangzhou or Shenzhen to extract the heavy metals inside. " Boss He said that some mobile phones were sent for repair, and if they were not worth repairing, he would directly place an order with him. When other consumers take the same mobile phone for repair, he will remove the good part of the old mobile phone and replace it with a bad one with the customer's consent.

In fact, if you pay attention to environmental protection, you can return your old mobile phone to the original company. Some big companies have already started the function of recycling mobile phones. On a company's official website, there is a "recycling" project. After clicking on it, you will find that a company's notebook computer can be recycled. According to reports, old equipment will be dismantled, important reusable parts will be taken out, and glass and metal can be used to produce new products after reprocessing. Most plastic materials become secondary raw materials after granulation. Through material reprocessing and component reuse.

Chengbei District of Xining has made a useful attempt.

China's "Regulations on the Management of Waste Electrical and Electronic Products Recycling", which was formally implemented from 20 1 1, did not cover mobile phones. To this end, the Provincial Consumers Association suggested that mobile phone manufacturers, distributors and communication enterprises should establish a recycling management mechanism for used mobile phones in a socially responsible manner, set up more recycling outlets for used mobile phones, and promote the recycling of used mobile phones in the form of "old-for-new" household appliances to mobilize the enthusiasm of consumers.

Provincial Consumers Association advocates the concept of "old mobile phones pollute the environment", consciously cooperates with merchants to send old mobile phones to regular recycling points, and at the same time tries to reduce the number of mobile phone replacement, reduce the generation of e-waste, and establish a consumption model that saves resources and protects the environment.

According to the provincial environmental protection department, the recycling of used mobile phones and batteries in our province is still in the stage of publicity and education, and there is no specially designated recycling unit or measure. However, this year, the Environmental Protection Bureau of Chengbei District of Xining City carried out recycling activities of used mobile phones and batteries in the urban area. Citizens can give unused mobile phones or batteries to the staff of the Environmental Protection Bureau in exchange for daily necessities.

Tips: Abandoned mobile phones can be sold to the second-hand market for recycling, or they can be sent to the regular recycling point of the merchants. On the Internet, there is a convenient mobile phone recycling service platform in China, which can recycle used mobile phones, computers and batteries. Consumers can call 400 1885 167 for consultation.