We all have a few phones in our cupboards that sleep "just in case", waiting to find some use or simply because we do not know what to do with them. And yet in these old laptops there are so many polluting materials that can be recycled so that they can be reconditioned and resold, creating a virtuous circular economy. And the trade-in prices of your phones may surprise you! Focus on the mobile and high-tech take-back market essential for good recycling with CompaRecycle, the trade-in price comparison that promotes the local and circular economy for more responsible reconditioning.
The recycling of high-tech products, a reflex still too little adopted
With the current health crisis and lockdowns, many of us have opted for new equipment that is more suitable for teleworking and communication: smartphones, computers and tablets have never sold so well, and a large part of these purchases have been made via refurbished equipment platforms. And who says reconditioned necessarily says recovery. While mobile platforms, consoles and other products refurbished for resale are flourishing, depositing or reselling your old laptop is not yet a reflex for everyone. 
According to recent studies, between 54 and 113 million unused mobile phones are waiting to find a new use : these are all mobiles that, most of which are still usable, could enter the virtuous circle of recycling. This represents only 16% to 25% of mobile phones currently. And yet, these electronic devices (to which we can add consoles, headphones, tablets and others) often end up in the garbage, with all the polluting and rare materials that go with it: cobalt, mercury, lithium, nickel, tin, lead… These limited materials, from mines devastating to the environment that pollute water and soil, can fortunately be reused in new devices, provided of course to be deposited in the right places, or even to be resold: because yes, it is possible to buy back his old devices, so that everyone wins ; And the exchange can even help finance his new smartphone. And pollutants that cannot be reused will be cleaned up instead of being incinerated, the aim being that no waste harms the environment. But today too many reconditioning companies, even if they support the circular economy, do not yet go through short circuits: more than 50% of products resold in France are still bought or recovered too far, in the United States or China, leading to transport pollution that once again increases the carbon footprint. Be careful to favor short circuits, essential for a good recycling of devices while remaining respectful of the planet.
CompaRecycle, the solution to find the best mobile trade-in offer
To recycle your laptop, several solutions are available to you: have it taken back from your operator, at reconditioning sites, donating them, etc. But to find the best solution, CompaRecycle is here : it is the first "green" comparator, which looks for you the best trade-in offer for your laptops, consoles, tablets and other high-tech products. The operation of CompaRecycle can be summed up in a few steps, which allow mobile take-back in a simple, fast and at the best price :
- You are looking for the make and model of your product. Most of the electronic devices you have at home can be taken back: smartphones, tablets, computers, headphones, consoles, e-reader, connected watch, camera, mp3 player, and many others.
- You answer four quick questions that help define the status of your product.
- You then have access to the best offers for the recovery of the device, with two solutions: sending the product through a completed online form, with receipt of payment within 7 days, or presentation in store in exchange for direct payment or voucher. With 10,000 points of sale in France, including major brands such as Orange, Fnac-Darty, Auchan, Leclerc, Carrefour or CIC, you will have no trouble finding near you where to take back your mobile. A hybrid operation that will suit everyone!
Regarding the respect of private security and cybersecurity, if you do not think or do not manage to erase all your personal data, CompaRecycle undertakes to erase them on all refurbished products. A device as simple as possible and totally secure, which allows you to make a gesture for the planet by giving a second life to your device, while earning money according to its condition: the average resale price being 121 €, this allows a considerable contribution to the purchase of a new smartphone or computer. And at a time when waste is becoming widespread, with all the debates that this entails around planned obsolescence, the recovery of your iPhone or PS4 has never been so essential. Another strong point that, as we told you earlier, is not to be neglected for an ever cleaner circular economy: CompaRecycle will only offer you recyclers who work in short circuits, with mobile trade-ins and resales that remain in France for the most limited carbon footprint possible. If we add to this the fact that their partners are eco-labelled and WEEE certified professionals (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment), CompaRecycle is positioned as the best current Green comparator, making the local an ideal angle of attack to reduce the ecological footprint of electronic devices as much as possible . Without ever forgetting that the resources of our planet are not unlimited, it is important to learn to consume with fewer and fewer resources; this is the conviction of CompaRecycle, which, in addition to guaranteeing you the best trade-in price, will allow you to make an essential gesture for the planet. So it's time to take your old laptops out of the cupboards, and give them a second life! *sponsored article
