If you buy a new phone, what do you do with your old phone? Just to throw in a drawer or pass it to your friend or someone else! You’re not alone. Have you ever thought about recycling your mobile phone? Maybe do not know about it! In addition, you are not alone. 97% of people do not recycle their telephone number. In a recent global survey by Nokia, which is in line with the global survey conducted for consumption, revealed that only 3% of people recycle their mobile phones. The survey in 13 countries, including Finland, Germany, Italy, Russia, Sweden, has been made, the United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates, USA, Nigeria, India, China, Indonesia and Brazil, and 6500 respondents. The survey was conducted to help Nokia find out more about the attitudes and behaviors of consumers towards recycling. Ignorance: The main concern Almost half the people are not aware that their mobiles could be recycled. Two-thirds of the interviewers said, they do not know how to recycle an unwanted device and 71% did not know where to do it. If each of the 3 billion mobile phone owners did not return a device, even a cell phone charger, 240,000 tons of raw materials are stored, and will help to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the same effect as four million cars off the road. The study notes that, on average, each person, even five phones. 4% of these are discarded in landfills and 44%, are simply kept at home, never used. Some mobile phones are given another life, quarter are delivered to friends or family, and 16% are sold in emerging markets. 74% of consumers do not think about recycling their phones, while 72% think, recycling makes a difference to the environment. The result was consistent across the country with 88% of those found in Indonesia not considering recycling unwanted devices, 84% in India and 78% of respondents in Brazil, Sweden, Germany and Finland. Help the environment 80% of all Nokia handsets are recyclable. Precious materials in these devices can be reused to make new products such as park benches, kitchen utensils, metal, musical instruments or dental fillings. Markus Terho, Director of Environmental Affairs at Nokia, “Using the best recycling technology nothing is wasted. Between 65-80% of a Nokia device can be recycled. Plastics that can not be recycled are burnt to produce energy for the recycling process type, and other materials are ground into chips and used as construction materials for road construction. This is not going to the landfill. “ Nokia has collection points for mobile devices in 85 countries around the world. People can return their used equipment in stores and Nokia 5000 Nokia Care Centers. For their next point of collection, people can visit www. Nokia. werecycle / COM.