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Virgin Media O2 and environmental charity Hubbub are urging people in the UK to donate their old phones as new research reveals 46% are holding onto devices due to sentimentality.<\/h4>\n

New research has found that an estimated 123 million devices are unused in drawers across the UK, largely because of the memories they hold, with 46% of people in the UK feeling emotionally attached to them.<\/p>\n

These forgotten devices collectively store around 11 billion photos, 8.7 billion messages, and nearly 8 billion videos, the research says.<\/p>\n

Virgin Media O2 is giving away a voucher code for a free CEWE<\/a> PHOTOBOOK to the first 500 people to donate a working, eligible device to Community Calling<\/a> \u2013 an initiative set up with Hubbub to tackle digital exclusion.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The CEWE PHOTOBOOK is made from 100% recycled FST-certified paper and sold for \u00a337.99.<\/p>\n

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Old devices often hold our most treasured memories, yet they\u2019re left forgotten in drawers.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Community Calling was established in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to provide smartphones to help people who couldn\u2019t afford devices or connectivity get online.<\/p>\n

Devices are securely data-wiped by Relove Technology<\/a> and provided to people who need them.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Since 2020, the initiative has donated more than 24,000 devices to those who need them across the country, including victims of domestic abuse, refugees, and disadvantaged communities.<\/p>\n

The scheme\u2019s partners include Women\u2019s Aid, Crisis, Salford City Council and Supporting Children with Diabetes.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Commenting on the scheme, Dana Haidan, Chief Sustainability Officer, Virgin Media O2, said: \u201cOld devices often hold our most treasured memories, yet they\u2019re left forgotten in drawers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want to help people unlock those moments, preserve them properly, and then give their tech a second life.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis partnership between Virgin Media O2 and Hubbub is about making it easy to do both, turning digital clutter into something meaningful, and helping someone else in the process.\u201d\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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