There are currently over 2.6 billion mobile phone users in the world today with this figure predicted to reach 4 billion by 2010. In the UK almost everyone over the age of 18 owns a mobile phone. The majority of these users in the UK replace their mobile phone every 12-18 months. This accumulates to almost 20 million mobile phones being replaced annually in the UK alone. Most of these handsets are in good working order and are simply being upgraded for the latest models.
Many mobile phone retailers and network operators will offer discounted deals on replacement handsets when an existing customer trades in their old handset. In addition to this many subscribers have insurance with their mobile phone to cover the repair or replacement costs if they damage their handset. These used handsets either working or faulty can amount to a substantial quantity of units being returned each month.
Genuine Solutions provide a complete managed service to collect process and resell these used handsets for our clients. Through our environmental recycling company, Genuine Solutions UK we seek to extend the useful life of these products wherever possible through cost effective recycling, repair and reuse.
In the majority of cases the mobile phones that are being returned or upgraded in the UK still have a larger global market demand. We identify handsets that can be refurbished and resold in secondary markets such as Russia, India, China and Africa. Genuine Solutions have excellent routes to market for these handsets that may otherwise have been destined for landfill. We have demonstrated that once repaired and refurbished these handsets can be resold globally providing not only a preferable environmental solution to potential landfill issues but also providing the very best financial return for our clients. Genuine Solutions have a zero landfill policy with all materials either being refurbished and reused or safely recycled in an environmentally friendly manner.
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