Due to the overwhelming success of the mobile-for-cash program launched
last February by UK retailer Argos, the program will be extended to Ireland.  The scheme prompts customers to donate their old mobiles with an incentive of up to 100 Euros.  The plan aims to reduce the number of perfectly good phones wasting away in landfills while also aiding less developed parts of the world.   

“The success of our mobile trade-in scheme demonstrates how recycling electrical and electronic equipment can be integrated seamlessly into normal consumer behaviour."

"In a technology-driven global economy it is normal for consumers in developed countries to want the latest equipment. But recently displaced equipment still has a useful life and market value in less developed parts of the world. Diverting such equipment from the scrap heap of a landfill site is not only environmentally responsible, it also serves a social purpose in emerging markets…”

Retail bulletin: Mobile phone trade-in and recycling success to be extended to Ireland