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Recycled Cell Phones: A Treasure Trove of Valuable MetalsBy Daniel E. Sullivan This U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) Fact Sheet examines the potential value of recycling the metals found in obsolete cell phones. Cell phones seem ubiquitous in the United States and commonplace throughout most of the world. There were approximately 1 billion cell phones in use worldwide in 2002. In the United States, the number of cell phone subscribers increased from 340,000 in 1985 to 180 million in 2004. Worldwide, cell phone sales have increased from slightly more than 100 million units per year in 1997 to an estimated 779 million units per year in 2005. Cell phone sales are projected to exceed 1 billion units per year in 2009, with an estimated 2.6 billion cell phones in use by the end of that year. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency estimated that, by 2005, as many as 130 million cell phones would be retired annually in the United States. The nonprofit organization INFORM, Inc., anticipated that, by 2005, a total of 500 million obsolete cell phones would have accumulated in consumers' desk drawers, store rooms, or other storage, awaiting disposal. Typically, cell phones are used for only 1-1/2 years before being replaced. Less than 1 percent of the millions of cell phones retired and discarded annually are recycled. When large numbers of cell phones become obsolete, large quantities of valuable metals end up either in storage or in landfills. The amount of metals potentially recoverable would make a significant addition to total metals recovered from recycling in the United States and would supplement virgin metals derived from mining. Download Recycled Cell Phones: A Treasure Trove of Valuable Metals 1.2 Billion Cell Phones Sold in 20092009 Update from Apple Insider.Gartner: Weak 2009 for mobile phones (Editor's note: But still 1.2 billion new units were sold and will eventually be retired and thrown away)
Though it could have been worse, research firm Gartner said Tuesday that overall mobile phone sales in 2009 will end up down 0.67 percent at 1.214 billion units. That's an improvement over September, when the firm had projected the year would see a 3.7 percent decline. The situation has improved due to stronger than expected sales in Western Europe. But reduced sales in Eastern Europe, Japan, Latin America and Africa will bring overall sales down from 2008's 1.222 billion. 2010 is predicted to improve, as Gartner has forecast growth of 9 percent. That would amount to 1.322 billion sales for the calendar year.
Getting Started in the Home Based Cell Phone Recycling BusinessCell phone and PDA recycling and reuse is truly a little known opportunity with high potential. Scott Andrews has been in the precious metals and electronics recycling business for over 30 years. In fact, it was one of his early reports that inspired me to get into the business years ago. Cell phone and PDA recycling is his latest and best opportunity so far. Scott has really come up with something here that is certainly worth your time to look into.Take a minute and check out Scott's report on how you can profit in the cell phone recycling business. You'll be glad you did. Start Your Own Home Based Salvage & Recycling Business with Little or No CashRecently I published the Home Based Salvage & Recycling Business Manual. It is based in my experiences in the business. My hope is that you will learn to avoid my mistakes and profit through my successes. Though it is always a good business, it is especially viable in the current hard economic times. Learn more about the home based salvage and recycling business.
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