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Article

26 Sep 2002

Author:
Braden Reddall, Reuters

British firms act to boost mobile phone recycling

A group of British mobile phone operators and retailers launched a programme this week to encourage the reuse and recycling of handsets, which can pose serious environmental dangers when thrown away...Companies taking part in Fonebak include Britain's five mobile phone operators - Vodafone, Orange, T-Mobile, mmO2 and Virgin - and retail group Dixons, including its mobile phone boutique chain The Link.