You’ve certainly changed more than one smartphone in your life. But what happened to your old cell phones? You probably threw them away. Or they are collecting dust in a drawer. It’s a waste: there are tricks to reuse them. In particular, today we will reveal to you why you should always keep an old smartphone in your car. The reason saves your life.
Why you should never throw a smartphone away
The life cycle of a smartphone is getting longer. If in 2016, American consumers threw their mobile phone away after 22.7 months, in 2018 they waited on average 24.7 months. In Europe, the average lifespan of a smartphone has increased from 23.4 to 26.2 months. In short, we are all waiting a few more months before retiring the cell phone. But we still consume one every two years or so.
This replacement is certainly not good for the planet. Each Italian produces on average 5 kg of electronic waste every year. In 2018, the amount of electronic waste produced in the world amounted to 50 million tons. Only a fraction of electronic items are disposed of properly. It is therefore important to reuse old smartphones instead of throwing them away. Moreover, some tricks to take advantage of disused cell phones are really useful. For example, you should always keep an old smartphone in your car. The reason saves your life, as well as saving the planet.
Here’s how an old cell phone can save your life
Often our brand new smartphone betrays us just in time of need. The batteries seem to last less and less. In emergency situations, finding yourself with a dead mobile phone can be very dangerous. The idea of having a car accident when the phone is off sounds like a nightmare. Especially on a street with little traffic, being able to contact emergency services quickly makes the difference between life and death.
Your old smartphone can help you. In fact, we often get rid of cell phones that are still working. It doesn’t matter if your old phone has a cracked screen, drains quickly, or is running slow. The important thing is that it turns on and can be used to make a phone call. You don’t even have to make sure there is a SIM card inside your phone – you can call emergency numbers even without it.
Just remember to keep your old smartphone, charged and turned off, in the dashboard. So it will be ready for any eventuality. You can also take it with you, of course, on other potentially dangerous occasions. For example, if you go for a walk or come home late at night. It’s a real life-saving and environment-saving reuse trick!
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