environmental danger and the valuable metals that can be recovered

and reused as substitutes for raw materials.

2. The recycle rate of mobile phones is only less than 10% on average globally

3. The top reason for

smartphone replacement is function upgrading, which is driven by

the fast advent of technology, function and APP over the past

several years.

4. 63.7% of consumers did not want to recycle because of the

fear for personal information disclosure and of the low trust for the

recycling parties

5. the awareness level of pollution risk from improper disposal of waste mobile phones and its value in

resource conservation need to be improved for the Chinese consumers.

Solutions
1. There are two types of recycling programs for waste mobile

phones in China: a voluntary program and a reward based program

2. Today's Chinese consumers are offered with more recycling

channels than ever before, ranging from various recycling programs

at brand stores to 3rd-party recycling campaigns, or from widespread

drop-boxes in large shopping malls to on-site pick-up services

3. Recycle service would

have a positive impact on the sales of new mobile phones

4. China has made significant progress in mobile phone recycling.

With the first legislation on mobile phone recycling in place and prosperous development of recycling services from various parties, Chinese consumers' awareness of mobile phone recycling has been raised greatly.

5. Partnering with a logistics company and providing pickup service may motivate more consumers to recycle their home-stored old phones.

6. Recycle service not only affects the management of end of life

mobile phones but also places positive effects on the

sales of new mobile phones.