SALVageID
Got a new mobile phone recently?
What happened to your old one?
Did you know that only 3% of consumers recycle their old and unwanted handsets* but would that percentage be higher if people knew that recycling old mobile phones could save lives?
The Salvation Army's International Development department can take your old and unwanted mobile phones and use them to improve the lives of people living in poverty and deprivation.
SALVageID is a mobile phone recycling scheme set up by The Salvation Army to raise funds from the recycling of unwanted mobile phones to support the poverty alleviation and community development work carried out all over the world.
Figures show that 74m mobile phones are in circulation in the UK**, and if all of those were recycled when they were finished with it could provide £296m worth of aid.
On average, each mobile phone donated to SALVageID is worth £4. Donating three mobile phones can therefore enable The Salvation Army to give a family a clean water supply for life; donating five will resource a team to educate and campaign against human trafficking; while 40 can provide a low income group with a financial loan to start their own business. If you recycle with your friends or work colleagues, 175 old mobile phones could fund the entire cost of building of a well in India.
Get Involved
If you have any old mobile phones lying at the bottom of a drawer gathering dust, why not put them to use and send them to us - every phone received will make a difference. You can either send them for free to
The Salvation Army
Freepost London 16281
London
WC1N 3BR
Alternatively you can request a freepost envelope to send your phone in by calling 020 7367 4777 or emailing id@salvationarmy.org.uk.
You could also take it one step further and hold your own mobile phone collection at your school, church, university or workplace. We have posters available which can help you to publicise your collection. To get yours call us on 020 7367 4777 or email id@salvationarmy.org.uk.
If you have 30 or more mobile phones to donate then call the freephone number 0800 298 9069 to arrange a free collection.
Resources
At the bottom of the page you will find a number of downloads to help you get salvaging.
- As well as ordering posters you can also download the posters below to print out on A3 recycled paper.
- Teachers can download our assembly plan and accompanying powerpoint to get the message out to their school and get all the pupils out collecting old phones.
- The powerpoint advert is great for showing in your church or workplace to help raise awareness of the campaign and any collection you might be running.
To find out more about SALVageID click here
*Nokia global consumer survey ; 44% of old mobile phones are left lying in drawers at home and are not being recycled. For further information visit www.Nokia.com
**Ofcom communications market 2008 survey www.ofcom.org.uk
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