Mobile Trash Revisited

It appears that recycling companies are already doing the business that I just "invented". Many phones are just refitted and check that they are in working order and then they are shipped to a poor country.

So far so good and my plan is working smoothly. However, it is here where the problems arise. In Third World countries, there are even less consumer knowledge about environmental effects of lead or mercury, which most of gadgets contain. As a result, lot of electronics are abandoned to nature and not recycled in any way. Also there is almost no capital for advanced recycling plants, which could run efficien recycling operations.