How does recycling cell phones help the environment?

Question

How does recycling cell phones help the environment?

Answer 1

Cell phones like all other electronic gear contain lots of metals such as lead that are strong pollutants. Recycling electronics keeps those metals out of our water and soil.

Answer 2

It also promotes reuse instead of refuse; think of all the energy and materials saved if components of and/or the entire piece of electronic equipment can be reused?

It may also help the cost of electronics go down and provides jobs for those doing the recycling.