WHAT WE WANT:

Mobile Phones,
Ipods

We accept old, broken, or any kind of unwanted mobile phone or ipod.
Approx 150 old phones or iPods will send one terminally ill or sick child to Lapland to see the real Santa.

HOW IT WORKS

Send us your old items free of charge to:
The childrentolapland appeal c/o Mobilecash
Witches Lane, cork road,
freepost, Waterford.

Working items are refurbished and exported to developing countries. Broken items are recycled using the correct environmental methods.
The funds are then used to send terminally ill and sick children to Lapland on a trip of a life time to see Santa. It’s a no-brainer! You get free from clutter. Do your bit for the environment – and help sick children to see Santa.

• Round up 10 phones or more and we’ll collect them from you for free.
  Or if you like send them to our free post address above it won’t cost you a penny!! (up to ten phones only by post)
• If you would like to start your own appeal and would like a collection box to put in your workplace, factory, business, club etc, Then call us to arrange dispatch of collection box and posters.
• Call us today for any information on starting an appeal or to arrange for a pick up: 051-590792 or 01 2832555
• Or email info@mobilecash.ie
• So come on help us to send theses deserving children to see Santa!!!
  START YOUR APPEAL TODAY!!!

HERE IS SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT MOBILES

• 4 million new mobile phones were purchased in the ireland (2010 – LG)
• It is expected that one billion handsets will be sold each year by 2011
• There are about 3 million mobile phone subscribers in Ireland.
• The average mobile phone user will replace their handset once every 12 months.
• It is estimated that less than 20% of all unused mobile phones in the ireland are currently recycled
• Estimates state that close to 8 million phones are hiding in drawers and cupboards across Ireland!
• Mobile phones contain numerous substances which need to be disposed of in safe and efficient manner:
• The Cadmium in the battery from a single old phone could seriously contaminate 600,000 litres of water, enough to fill a third of an Olympic-sized swimming pool. Cadmium is being phased out of new batteries.
• Lead - which affects the immune, endocrine and central nervous systems, and causes serious damage to children's brains - is used to solder components to the printed wiring boards.
• Brominated flame retardants, used in wiring boards and plastic cases, have been associated with cancer, liver damage and problems with the neurological, immune and endocrine systems.
• Beryllium, which can cause serious lung damage, is used in contacts and springs and highly toxic dioxins can be emitted if the phones are incinerated in