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Mobile phone recycling
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Mobile phone recycling describes the waste management of mobile phones, to retrieve materials used in their manufacture. Rapid technology change, low initial cost, and planned obsolescence have resulted in a fast-growing surplus, which contributes to the increasing amount of electronic waste around the globe.
![]() | The examples and perspective in this article may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. (September 2013) |
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