Half of Brits hang onto old handsets
And we get new phones every two years whether we need them or not, a survey has claimed.
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Half of Brits hang onto old handsets in case we break or lose our new ones, according to a new survey.
And such unwanted handsets are going to keep piling up, as 87 per cent of Brits replace their phones at least every two years, according to research from the Recycling Factory.
Tammy Arya, general manager at the Recycling Factory, said in a statement: "We generally change our handsets whenever a new, improved model is available or when we are offered an upgrade. This means that within the seven year average lifespan of a mobile phone most of us will go through around three or four handsets."
Indeed, 68 per cent of Brits say they have at least one old phone kicking around the house. Just a fifth recycle their phones, and another fifth pass them on to friends or family members
Some four per cent admit to just chucking them in the bin, the poll found.
A previous report suggested as many as 50 million old handsets are hidden away unused in people's homes.
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