A phone sitting in the drawer doesn't mean that it is time to recycle it. Before you choose to recycle old cell phone, stop for a minute and think whether you can make use of the phone. If everything works, selling the phone will be an option to earn some money and donate – a chance to give the opportunity to someone to have a working device at hand. It is also possible to use the phone as a music player, an emergency one, a camera, home appliance controller, or any other secondary device.
There are cases when the phone cannot be sold, donated or reused. In such a case, it is best to recycle the phone, which gives the opportunity to recover the material from it.
Also, your choice will be guided by the state, age, functioning, and condition of the phone as well as your needs.
Before selling or giving the cell phone away, make sure that you have backed up all the necessary information, logged out of your accounts, removed your SIM card, and cleared any of your personal information.
The point is not only to dispose of something you do not want anymore but also to make the best use of the phone and select the most relevant choice from the possible options. When reusing or reselling a phone becomes impossible, you should recycle the old devices.