Disused mobile phones would stack 50,000km high

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Junk cellphones on Earth would stack higher than the International Space Station

equivalents being released into the atmosphere every year and even nastier stuff, like mercury, seeping into the environment.

Ernest Doku, telecoms expert at Uswitch.com, commented:"As a nation of hoarders, millions of tech-loving Brits will be adding to the growing problem of e-waste without realizing it. "Hanging onto old mobiles means consumers miss the chance to save money by trading them in and bringing them back into service.

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