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Mobile phones and smartphones: how to dispose of it in Korea

Before disposal, transfer anything you need and take care of account data, personal information, SIM and memory cards.

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How to dispose of it

  1. Before disposal, transfer anything you need and take care of account data, personal information, SIM and memory cards.
  2. Treat the phone as an electronic device and locate an accepted small-electronics or phone return route.
  3. Confirm that the collection point accepts phones and any accessories, then follow its handover instructions.

Before you put it out

  • You do not need to dismantle the phone's embedded battery. Keep the device out of general-waste bags and packaging recycling.
  • Apartment and community-centre collection points may accept different items; do not assume that every bin accepts phones.

Sources & local guidance

Prepared by Pixelone, the developer of Korea Recycle Guide. Follow your municipality and building's current instructions when they differ from this general guide.

Guide reviewed: . This is not the source dataset's update date.

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