Pro Čechy mezi námi … remobil.cz/ organizuje sběr starých mobilních telefonů v Česku a mezi jinými možnostmi sběru kterákoli prodejna T-Mobilu by měla být sběrné kontejnery na staré mobily (i pro mobily od jiných providerů).

#PSA #Česko #Recycle

If the smartphone is fairly recent, consider donating it for refugees:

en.reset.org/donate-phones-and…

(There may be similar initiatives in your country)

It is fairly common for #EU countries to follow the racist and xenophobic lead of the @EUCommission and walk the extra mile to make the lives of refugees as miserable as they possibly can. From the article linked above:

»With a phone as their smart companion, people on the run can recognise their current location, communicate with relatives and friends and, in the worst case, also record crimes and offences. This is because officers often commit bodily harm at border crossings or push back fleeing people via illegal pushbacks. Using a smartphone, fugitives can at least record evidence to report border officials at a later date. However, Daniel Looser from “Wir packen’s an” describes it as a “completely normal tactic” for mobile phones to be confiscated along with other items during border controls. Charging sockets are also regularly destroyed, rendering phones unusable a short time later.«

Donate Phones and Save Lives: “Wir Packen’s An” Collects Old Smartphones for Refugees – Digital for Good | RESET.ORG

Instead of lying in a drawer, your old mobile phone could help people on escape routes. "Wir packen's an" reveals how this works.

^{Kezia Rice (RESET - Digital for Good)}

also good to add that

Starting from June 20, 2025, smartphones and tablets sold in the European Union must have a minimum of 5 years of software support

This is great! But you know what would be even better than collecting items we've already paid for, and recycle them to sell them back to us?

- ban planned obsolescence in hardware, software, and accessories
- mandate hardware and software must be cross-brand compatible

Recycling is good, but it more so creates new industry loops with collecting, extracting, reusing, repackaging, rather than effectively reducing the need to buy more on consumer or industry level

There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes.

How do you come to that figure, presumably by guessing or industry wishful thinking..

Old Xiomi in my house steers my solar system, Only connection, Connection is to my Delta Pro by Bluetooth.

Soon I will have a lovely non Google Huawei Honor 9X Pro I can not do Banking with it any more. Thanks Ing..

That will then stay in a car holder.
OSM And plus local Maps for Navigation.

Another connects a computer to wifi.

Maybe start toake it possible to give a phone a longer life instead of must have a new one every 3y due to battery problems

As in:- forbid the programmed 800 times charging before the battery dies
- have manufacturers use silicium batteries as they are not only faster, they also have a much longer life and are more environmental friendly.
Yes that is possible on a phone. I am typing this on one with silicium battery... About 1400 times charging, the company said.
- open source phones. Break the money monopoly of Google on androids (I can't speak for iPhone, I never had nor will have one), have people use their own choice of apps and REAL privacy.

Start with the manufacturers for once. Make them take the old phones back for recycling, by having easy acces points.
Don't start with the civilians. They will follow automatically when the manufacturers change their atitude: Money money money ..

RE: ec.social-network.europa.eu/@E…

@EUCommission I was surprised to see Ireland in the number one spot. But then my "old phone" is literally on the desk in front of me.

European Commission

2026-05-02 07:30:02

There are around 700 million unused phones in EU homes.

That’s nearly two devices for every single person.

By disposing of them properly, we can:

🔸Reuse lithium, cobalt, and rare earth elements
🔸Reduce our reliance on imports
🔸Increase our resilience against global market disruptions

The EU’s Circular Economy Action Plan wants to make repairable design the norm, as a vital step toward reducing e-waste.

➡️ link.europa.eu/3MJKR4

New EU rules for durable, energy-efficient and repairable smartphones and tablets start applying

Designed to boost the product lifespan, energy efficiency, and ease of repair, the measures will also help consumers make more informed and sustainable purchasing choices.

^{Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs}