Groundwork Southwark have teamed up with local store fonehouse on a new scheme to recycle old mobile phone handsets with the money raised going to support Burgess Park.
Every year, many millions of us upgrade to a new mobile phone, but what should we do with the old one? Most old phones either end up ignored in a drawer or thrown away to become landfill. Most handsets contain toxic materials which can leak out in a landfill site and cause pollution. The recycling scheme refurbishes the phone and sends it to a developing country where it will enjoy a new lease of life.
And as an added bonus, Groundwork Southwark will receive funding to invest in Burgess Park for every phone recycled.
“This is a win-win scheme: a win for the environment locally and nationally, and a win for developing countries” added Caroline.
Photo: Caroline is joined by Groundwork Southwark Executive Director Steven Gauge, Mayor of Southwark Bob Skelly, and fonehouse manager Bernard Toyo outside the store on the Walworth Road at the launch of the scheme.