Recycling venture aims to scale mobile phone mountain
News The Fonebak scheme is the first mobile phone recycling scheme to involve all five of the UK's mobile phone operators as well as the Dixons Group of retail stores. Michael Meacher, minister of state for the environment, hailed Fonebak as a major...
[September 24, 2002, 12:34]
Mobile makers sign up for recycling
News In the UK, all five network operators are already involved in one scheme, called Fonebak, which aims to reuse or recycle the UK's stockpile of phones. In September, the British government lent its support to the Fonebak scheme.
[December 20, 2002, 11:22]
UK's mobile phone mountain keeps growing
News Other mobile phone recycling schemes in operation include Fonebak, which is supported by all five of the UK's mobile phone operators as well as the Dixons Group of retail stores. Unwanted mobile phones can be posted to Fonebak for free, or dropped...
[January 6, 2004, 12:50]
Chip ushers in the disposable mobile
News Several handset recycling schemes already exist, including Fonebak, and the Mobile Phone Recycling Scheme. A chip breakthrough announced by Texas Instruments (TI) on Monday looks set to lower the cost of entry-level mobile phones.
[January 25, 2005, 13:20]
