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Mobile phones have a rather short life span these days. After two years at the latest, 40% of Germans already replace their smartphone with a new device. If a cell phone promises only a small residual value, disposal is possible in various ways.

Disposing of old cell phones: these are the options

If selling your old cell phone is no longer worthwhile or your device is defective, disposing of it is not simply a matter of throwing it out with the household waste. Old cell phone namely contain valuable raw materials that should be recycled absolutely.The fastest way to dispose of your old device is to bring it to a recycling center near you.

1. Alternatively, disposal is possible via your cell phone provider by sending in the old phone or drop it off at a nearby store.
2. Also Telekom offers a recycling service for old cell phone. Throw the old device for this simply in one of the special collection bins or download a prepaid shipping label to send in.

Dispose of old cell phone: The service Electroreturn of Deutsche Post

For a long time, there was from the German Post with Electroreturn a separate program that allowed you to dispose of electrical equipment free of charge. In the period since the introduction in 2005, until the termination of the program in 2019, the offer was used numerous. During this time, Swiss Post was able to recycle 2.3 million smartphones and 1.2 million printer cartridges in an environmentally friendly manner. For this, you only had to send in the device with a free shipping stamp from the post office.