Mazuma Mobile

Mazuma Mobile
Private
Industry Recycling
Founded 2006
Founders Charlo Carabott and John Lam
Headquarters United Kingdom
Services Mobile phone recycling
Website MazumaMobile.com

Mazuma Mobile is a British based company that focuses on the recycling and refurbishment of used digital products, predominantly mobile phones.

Since the company's foundation in 2006 it has become one of the country's leading recyclers of mobile phones. In 2015, Prince Charles of Wales spoke about Mazuma Mobile during a presentation to the Cambridge University Institute For Sustainability on the environment, and how companies can use existing business services to improve their environmental record.

History

Charlo Carabott and John Lam founded the company in 2006, focusing predominantly on the recycling of used mobile phones. Within the first four years, Gizmodo stated that the company had paid out £68 million to customers for their recycled handsets.[1]

A mystery shop in 2011 scored Mazuma as the best mobile phone recycler in the United Kingdom when compared against eight other companies. The secret shoppers evaluated a number of different services including quality, speed of service and overall performance.[2]

As trade-in services became increasingly popular, Mazuma's methods were discussed in The Guardian, along with Apple Inc.'s trade-in policy for used handsets, which were manufactured by them. This followed media coverage suggesting manufacturers needed to work closely with recycling companies such as Mazuma, in order to ensure that as much of the mobile phone as possible can be recycled.[3] After Apple included other phones, such as Samsung mobile devices in its trade in scheme it was again mentioned in the media that Mazuma offered a better price for trade-ins.[4]

In 2015, Prince Charles of Wales stated in a presentation that more companies should consider their aspects of their supply chains in order to improve recycling. As part of this discussion, he used Mazuma's business strategy as an example of how companies can reduce waste, using pre-existing services.[5]

Environment

As part of Prince Charles of Wales' initiative to get companies to recycle their goods they no longer use, Mazuma's approach was quoted by him personally and also in The Guardian. Mazuma's reuse and recycling services were commented on as they allow customers to exchange their old mobile handsets for money, which in turn ensure devices have a longer life.[5] This was following coverage that suggested Mazuma offered as much as £65 extra when compared to manufacturers trade-in prices. The example used was Apple's iPhone 5.[6]

He stated that the majority of mobile handsets are refurbished and then reused as they are sold to approved partners. Those that couldn't be refurbished or there is little demand, have their parts recycled where possible, dramatically reducing the waste from digital products. The speech and comments from Prince Charles of Wales were made at the University of Cambridge.[5]

Recognition

External links

References

  1. ↑ Broughall, Nick (August 19, 2010). "Mazuma Mobile Pays You Cash For Your Old Phones". Gizmodo.
  2. ↑ C., Phil (September 25, 2011). "Mystery shop finds Mazuma Mobile to be the best mobile phone recycler in the UK". Mobile Attack.
  3. ↑ Spinks, Rosie (March 23, 2015). "We're all losers to a gadget industry built on planned obsolescence". The Guardian.
  4. ↑ Woollaston, Victoria (March 31, 2015). "Apple starts paying you to buy its iPhone: Owners of rival smartphones can trade in handsets for almost £150 store credit". Daily Mail.
  5. 1 2 3 Charles, Prince (July 3, 2015). "Prince Charles: To limit climate change we will need to see profound changes". The Guardian.
  6. ↑ Gibbs, Samuel (October 15, 2013). "Apple launches iPhone trade-in scheme in the UK". The Guardian.
  7. ↑ "Mobile Choice Awards 2013: Best Mobile Phone Recycling Service". Mobile Choice. July 10, 2013.
  8. ↑ Garwood, Michael (March 14, 2014). "2014 Mobile News Award winners announced". Mobile News.
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