One of the top mobile reprocessing sites have recommended that all prospective mobile users to completely eradicate all data saved inside the mobile phone before getting sending their handsets for recycling. This caution was put forth after studies revealed that almost all mobile users would prefer to recycle their mobile phones if they had an idea of how to get rid or save information stored in their mobile phones.

The company called comparemobilephonerecycling.co.uk had offered users tips every step of the way to teach them how they can hand in their mobile phones thereby aiding in the process of going green and make money in the process.

As of now, the UK has more than 75,000 million phones as mobile phone customers either give their old phone off for a new one or upgrade their existing phones practically every year and a half. But studies showed that t76% of them would feel happier if they could learn how they can clear the phone of its memory and 65% of them were rather worried that their personal information could still be used by other people who buy their old phone. The earlier mentioned company stated that there were hundreds of thousands of mobile that had not been recycled yet in spite of the fact that 90% of them can be reprocessed. They are able to avail of the ideal prices of mobile phones form sites on the Internet. It has revealed that in spite of the phone can still be being reset the data can still be availed of by utilizing cheap applications.

The reason is that as the data in phones and PDAs are saved in flash memory, it still remains in the phone even when the battery has completely run down or even removed. In order to get rid of flash memory the user will probably have to do a 'hard reset' by means of which the hardware will be reset as it was when it was bought fresh. This implies that even if you eradicate data using the 'clear' option available in the phone menu, there is no surety that it will completely get rid of all the information stored in the phone. Therefore the user must use the erase data option to completely erase all data in the mobile phone.

For this users are advised to follow the given steps in the manual accurately. In a situation where the user does not have a manual he can always visit the website of the company that manufactured the phone for instructions.

In case the mobile phone is being presented to a charitable institution ask them to put in new software in the mobile phone. This will ensure that no remnants of data remain on the phone, including who owned the phone, personal data and phone book will all be eradicated.

If the user can, it would also be a good idea to remove the SIM card. In many model of mobile phones it is the SIM card that holds all the information that is entered on to the phone. This is another way for the ser to set his mind at ease.