According to a survey conducted in China in 2020, about half of the respondents didn't dispose of their used smartphones and kept them at home. Another common way of smartphone disposal was given to relatives or friends, with 27.9 percent of respondents stating that. The survey indicated that there were still plenty of discarded smartphones that had not been recycled.
Ways in which consumers in China handle their discarded smartphones as of July 2020
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SEE Foundation. (January 25, 2021). Ways in which consumers in China handle their discarded smartphones as of July 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306992/china-handling-of-discarded-smartphones/
SEE Foundation. "Ways in which consumers in China handle their discarded smartphones as of July 2020." Chart. January 25, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306992/china-handling-of-discarded-smartphones/
SEE Foundation. (2021). Ways in which consumers in China handle their discarded smartphones as of July 2020. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306992/china-handling-of-discarded-smartphones/
SEE Foundation. "Ways in Which Consumers in China Handle Their Discarded Smartphones as of July 2020." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jan 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306992/china-handling-of-discarded-smartphones/
SEE Foundation, Ways in which consumers in China handle their discarded smartphones as of July 2020 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306992/china-handling-of-discarded-smartphones/ (last visited September 12, 2024)
Ways in which consumers in China handle their discarded smartphones as of July 2020 [Graph], SEE Foundation, January 25, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1306992/china-handling-of-discarded-smartphones/
