Mobile Phones are very useful for human beings but very harmful to Gorillas. The majority of mobile phones contain a black mineral called coltan which is mined in the Congo, the homeland of endangered lowland gorillas.

Coltan is used in the electrical capacitors in mobile phones and the majority is mined in the Democratic Republic of Congo where many Gorillas live.

The people that mine the coltan are a long way from shops and other places where food can be bought so have no option but too illegally poach mountain Gorillas for what they call ‘bush meat.’ Up to 1 million tonnes of bush meat is eaten in the Congo every year and is causing major problems to the Gorilla population.

In the past 5 years Gorilla numbers in this area have dropped drastically by as much as 70%.

In order to help save Gorillas more people should recycle their old mobile phones which will help to reduce the amount of mining that is done in the Congo. There are many mobile recycling sites available where people can earn up to £300 in cash for their old and unwanted handsets.

Recycle your old mobile phone today

According to recent research it has been found that people produce as much as 5.5% of their annual carbon footprints between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day.

There are some things that we can all do in order to cut down on Christmas waste including reusing old wrapping paper, using old Christmas cards as decorations, making or buying 2nd hand gifts, sending e-cards instead of paper ones and recycling old Christmas trees correctly.

Another tip to help cut our own carbon emissions would be by walking or riding a bike on shorter journeys instead of using the car.

Anyone who gets a new mobile phone in their Christmas stocking may use one of the many mobile recycling sites to not only earn some extra cash but to also help cut their carbon footprints. Other electrical devices such as digital cameras and games consoles can also be recycled correctly.

Envirofone one of the UK’s leading mobile recycling sites have recently announced that in the last 12 months they have arranged for over 1.8 million old mobile phones to be reused or recycled.

Envirofone – the trading name of Eazyfone Ltd also announced that the company has an ambitious expansion strategy planned for the next 12 months which may include recycling other devices such as Satellite Navigation Systems, digital cameras and mp3 players. This should allow Envirofone to significantly grow as the leading recycling brand for consumers and business partners.

The Macclesfield based company has also been named on the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 list as the 5th fastest growing company in the UK.

Recycle your old mobile phone for cash at Envirofone here