Give your old mobiles to Charity

We may be impressively shallow types (just yesterday we were saying that getting a mention in Vogue was all we ever hoped to achieve for goodness' sakes) but every now and then we dig deep and come up with a bit of genuine concern for our fellow man. Marie Curie Cancer Care is asking everyone to dig out all their old mobiles from under the bed and hand them over to raise money for cancer research.

Tom Weller, Marie Curie Cancer Care's Corporate Development Executive, said: "There are an estimated 75 MILLION redundant mobile phones in cupboards and drawers across the UK - enough to stretch along the Great Wall of China almost five times!

Empty printer cartridges are also worth money to the charity, with phones worth up to £30 and cartridges up to £7.50.

If you want to do your bit, go to the Marie Curie website for more information

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