Cell Phones & Mobile Devices
Recycling
Cell phone recycling recovers precious metals (gold, silver, palladium), rare earth elements, and base metals from smartphones, tablets, and mobile devices while ensuring certified data destruction on all storage media.
Data Security Warning
All mobile devices undergo NIST 800-88 compliant data destruction before material recovery. Factory reset alone is NOT sufficient — forensic tools can recover data from factory-reset devices. We perform certified wiping or physical shredding depending on device type and your security requirements. Certificate of Destruction issued per device.
What We Accept
All items processed through certified facilities with full documentation.
Get a Quote arrow_forwardRecycling Process
Data Destruction
NIST 800-88 compliant wipe or physical shred. COD per device with serial/IMEI number.
Testing
Devices tested for refurbishment potential. Working devices with market value are remarketed — revenue returned to you.
Dismantling
Non-reusable devices dismantled: batteries removed for separate recycling, circuit boards sent to precious metal refiners, screens and housings sorted by material.
Recovery
Gold, silver, palladium, and copper recovered from circuit boards. Lithium batteries recycled for cobalt and lithium. Glass and aluminum housings recycled.
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Cell Phones & Mobile Devices Questions
Common questions about cell phones & mobile devices recycling.
Back to Electronics arrow_forwardNo. Factory reset removes the file system index but data remains recoverable with forensic tools. NIST 800-88 compliant wiping or physical shredding is required for actual data destruction.
Yes. Cracked screens, water damage, non-functional devices — all accepted. Even non-working phones contain gold, silver, palladium, copper, and lithium worth recovering.
Working phones with market value (recent iPhones, Samsung flagships) may qualify for buyback. Older and non-working devices are recycled at no cost. We assess value as part of the intake process.
Phone batteries are removed and recycled separately through licensed battery processors. Lithium-ion batteries are classified as universal waste and require DOT-compliant packaging for transport.
Yes. We process fleet-scale mobile device retirements with NIST 800-88 data destruction, serial/IMEI tracking, and per-device Certificates of Destruction. Common for annual device refresh programs.
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