Mobile phone recycling expands across the UAE

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Being sustainable has just got easier as mobile phone recycling expands across the UAE. The mobile phone recommerce and recycling company, Redeem, has established operations in the country with aims to expand into the Middle East and North Africa. Retailers will offer consumers vouchers, which can be spent in store or online, in return for their used mobile phones. The company has a branch at Dubai Airport and has partnered with Virgin Megastore, iStyle (an Apple Premium Reseller) and Plug Ins.

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