The new iPad has been released.  This means you have an obsolete model in your hands.  For some keeping the old is okay until it finally dies or there are no more apps to make it a better product, and others need the new product the moment it hits shelves.  No matter the category you fall into, now is the time to consider what to do with your old iPad. iPad recycling will certainly be the next big thing for many residents because the iPads can be turned in for money that helps you afford that new iPad.

Gold, platinum, and other precious metals are used to make iPads and mobile phones.  The materials are taken out of the mobile devices and shipped to places such as China where most of the mobile devices are made.  You can protect the earth with iPad recycling just as you do with mobile phone recycling, but more importantly, you can ensure that you have a little money towards your new iPad.

The next generation of iPad is out and this has fixed any glitches the old may have had.  There are also more bells and whistles with the new iPad when it comes to the operating system and apps available.  iPad recycling just makes sense if you are going to upgrade.  You might as well get a little money for that old model so that you can afford the new.  It is a simple enough process to recycle iPads.

Today see’s the release of the new Apple iPad across the UK. Many people have been queing for over 4 days (in some cases reports have seen poeple queue for as long as 5 days).

So if you have ordered or bought the new iPad 3 today, and want to know what to do with your iPad 2, then Stuff TV have written a great article which will help show you what sites are currently offering prices when you come to sell or recycle any old iPads you may not want anymore. The article compares prices from a range of well known stores and online comparisons with the aim of getting as much cashback as possible to put towards an iPad 3.

An overall 324% increase has been seen in people wanting to flog their iPad 2, here on SellMyMobile.com.

http://www.stuff.tv/news/apple-news/news-nugget/apple-ipad-2-trade-in-price-round-up

Today see’s the release of the new Apple iPad across the UK. Many people have been queing for over 4 days (in some cases reports have seen poeple queue for as long as 5 days).

So if you have ordered or bought the new iPad 3 today, and want to know what to do with your iPad 2, then TheSun.co.uk tell you how you can recycle in your old iPad 2 with the aim of getting as much cashback as possible to put towards an iPad 3.

An overall 324% increase has been seen in people wanting to flog their iPad 2.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4198873/Apple-fans-camp-out-for-iPads.html

It seems that many people are finally starting to realise the benefit of mobile phone recycling.  In recent months, more and more individuals are taking the initiative to use mobile phone recycling.  Some children of schools have been gathering mobile phones for recycling.  They are choosing to gather the phones and do the recycling through a chosen centre or online.  Others are just making certain that everyone is aware of the benefits of mobile phone recycling by mentioning that it exists and the ability to gain funds if everyone takes the time to recycle their old phones.

Mobile phone recycling is definitely a good thing to get into each time you pick out a new phone for the family.  With an easy location online to send your old mobile phone, there is really no excuse not to recycle an old phone especially considering all of the damage the old phone can do to the earth.

Mobile phones contain rare earth elements that we need desperately in order to continue making electronics.  Furthermore, some properties of electronics such as the touch screens and batteries that can actually harm the earth and the fresh water system we have.  If these parts are not recycled properly, we could be ruining our earth quicker.

Mobile phone recycling is very easy.  You just look up your old mobile phone, check to see if there is any worth to it, and send it to the recycling centre.  The centre will then provide funds to you for recycling.

Recycling mobile phones is important to everyone, not just the individual person. In fact, it is better for all individuals to consider every mobile device they use whether it is for work or personal use.  What really happens to your work mobile phone if it is broken?  Do you just get a replacement and toss the old one?  If you have tossed the broken mobile phone away, it is far better if you consider mobile phone recycling.  Recycling is good for many reasons.

In a business, it can actually affect how your consumers look at you.  A consumer may be disappointed to learn that you threw out a damaged phone given the many mobile phone recycling schemes that exist.  Obviously, the money from the recycling is not what you are after in this case, but it can certainly help make your business finances a little better given that you can use the funds from recycling to pay for the new work phone or pay off other expenses.

Just because a person owns or runs a business with mobile phones, does not mean you can avoid mobile phone recycling.  You may even try to get the attention of your consumers concerning mobile phone recycling by posting that you recycle all the phones you use as soon as you have replaced them for your employees.  It can mean a help in customer service relations, but more importantly, you are helping the earth by also focusing on business phones.

There has been a suggestion that mobile phones should carry a deposit similar to bottles. In Germany, a few experts feel that if a mobile phone has a ‘bottle’ deposit people may be more inclined to recycle them at the point when they purchase a new mobile phone.

The suggestion is apt for getting more interest in turning in old mobile phones, but there are some definite advantages to how mobile phone recycling works right now. In Germany, the proposal is to make the phone worth a flat 10 Euros in a deposit basis. Yet, right now, if you turn in your mobile phone such as an older model iPhone that still works then you could obtain over £50 for mobile phone recycling.

The fact is that mobile phone recycling can be quite lucrative when you turn in your old mobile phone when it still has value on the market. Mobile phones that can be recycled in a re-selling process carry more weight in terms of how much you earn for turning it in. A phone that no longer works and that will be sent through the recycling process to separate its parts will only earn a few pounds.

This is why it is important for you to take advantage of mobile phone recycling when your phone is still good. You can use the significant amount of money you receive from the recycling to pay off the new phone. This concept is a lot better than some ‘bottle’ like deposit.

A recent survey was started to examine just how many mobile phones may be in the drawers of homes or worse been taken to landfills already. In Norway, it was discovered at least eight million old mobile phones have not been recycled. Though the study is about Norway, it does bring home the worry to the UK.

All around the world there are many countries still throwing mobile phones in landfills or keeping old phones in a drawer or box rather than recycling them. UK residents account for the purchase of millions of mobile phones replaced each year. Less than five per cent of these old mobile phones make it to recycling plants.

Mobile phone recycling programmes offer money to those who turn in their old mobile phones, but this still does not seem to encourage more people worldwide or in the UK to recycle. Sometimes a lack of time makes a person throw the phone in a drawer and then ‘worry about it later’. Yet, there are still quite a few mobile phones sent to landfills.

Sending mobile phones to landfills is not only a loss because some of the phones can be sold again. It is also a loss of good materials. Nickel, palladium, copper, gold, and other rare minerals are used in mobile devices such as phones. Losing those precious metals to the landfills means less for us to use later on. This is not the biggest issue as some of the materials can also create issues with contaminated water supplies.

Throughout the world, more than a billion phones are manufactured each year. Sadly, only about one per cent of those phones are ever recycled. Experts are requesting that users consider the billions of dollars, and the planet, that could be saved by going green. One manufacturer stated that about 150 grams of gold, silver, and other rare materials are inside each phone, even though they may look deceiving. All of the material is lost when the phones wind up in landfills. This is another reason that experts are looking to consumers to recycle.

Mobile phone recycling has such an incentive, as giving money to the recycler means that there is a clear motive to recycle if all one wants is a little extra money. The fact that they are also helping the earth may matter to most individuals.

A study further examined Europe where 160 million phones are discarded each year. This accounts for a loss of $500 million USD each year in materials. Recycled materials being used in new mobile phones or other electronic devices could save individuals more on their phones at the outset.

There are actually quite a few reasons to undergo mobile phone recycling of an old handset. It is about more than just the money one can earn. It is about protecting the earth, reusing materials so that it costs less to build new gadgets, and making certain that the rare materials are not completely wiped off the planet.

In just one year about 17 million mobile phones, music players, satellite navigation devices, and electronics wind up in landfills rather than going through recycling schemes such as mobile phone recycling.  These figures were provided by a recent study conducted by a major supplier of mobile phones and mobile devices.  The 17 million gadgets lost to landfills equates to £40 per device that could have gone into the user’s pocket.  This means that someone could possibly have made even more than £40 over a device they just threw into the rubbish.

The truth is that there is more to be concerned about than the wasted money when mobile phone recycling is not used.  LCD screens, batteries, and circuit boards in mobile phones can be harmful to the earth.  These devices are hurting the planet and the people that live on it.  Lead, mercury, and cadmium are just a few of the pollutants found in mobile phones and other devices that will eventually break down and enter the earth’s soil.

At the moment, it is not illegal to send a mobile device such as mobile phones to a landfill, but in the UK you have such a great incentive to use mobile phone recycling as a way to ensure the world is safe.  Mobile phone recycling pays you to turn in your old product.  You not only protect the environment but you also make a little money back on your old device.

What we all love about technology is the very same thing that we hate; it moves so damn fast. And unless you urinate liquid gold, you probably won’t be able to constantly buy all of the latest and greatest gadgetry upon its release. Most of us have to be selective with tech purchases, and likewise with mobile phones due to the often quite lengthy contracts.

The 24 month deal means there’s plenty of time for newer, sexier handsets to sneak up on us while we’re still admiring our new phones. Many were understandably dubious about signing a contract for the iPhone 4S due to concern that Apple might turn around a few months later and say “Hey you guys, iPhone 5 is finally here – and you’re not going to believe it – it’s the best iPhone yet”. Just imagine how sick you’d feel as you contemplate the year and a half that you have left before you can upgrade. Then you find out the iPhone 5 can project holographic images that hover mid-air like Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars, and that Siri now likes to crack jokes.

Fortunately, there is metaphoric milk to cool that internal fury as there are several ways of dealing with said issue if a similar situation arises. The first way is to consider selling your current phone through a recycling scheme. There are many websites that will pay quite handsomely for your current handset (and the site you’re reading this from will tell you which ones). For example, some companies – at time of writing – will offer £332.00 for an iPhone 4s (if it’s in full working order of course). And if it’s not working, there’s still a few who would hand you £178.00. With this new-found dosh you could purchase a SIM-free mobile phone that your heart truly desires. Don’t forget to remove your SIM card from your old mobile though; otherwise you’ll be SIM-less. And that’s no fun.

If you have the benefit of hindsight and are in a position where you’re about to start a new contract or initiate an upgrade, there’s another option available. It’s called Just Upgrade My Phone (JUMP) by us at Phones 4u and allows users to change their handset as often as every 6 months. There are some additional charges to pay each month for the privilege, but a pilot scheme across retail stores from May 2011 has generally garnered positive feedback. Probably the same customers that don’t put patience and virtue in the same sentence.

As you’ve probably noticed, the rise of 24 month contracts has seen 12 month plans gradually slip from the billboards. This is mainly because the costs of contracts need to be ramped up in accordance with the price of more advanced and intelligent handsets. They don’t call them smartphones for nothing you know. However, if you’d rather pay more cash over less time to keep the more recent mobile tech in your pocket, there are still a few industry fish swimming the other way and offering 12 month contracts.

If only a person’s relationship with their mobile carried the same values as a relationship between two people – then we wouldn’t need to provide these kinds of solutions. Long term commitment and loyalty just don’t have any value when it comes to handsets. It’s a good job that these smartphones aren’t so smart that they can feel emotion; they’d be broken hearted at all this rejection and fleeting affection.

This post was provided by guest writer Dean Wilson of Phones 4u who loves writing about mobiles, especially Apple phones.