Someone who'll recycle old/broken/locked phones?

pinkteapot

I work for an environmental charity. I've got two ancient iPhone 5's that haven't been used in years and are passcode-locked. We don't know the passcode, or the Apple ID password even if we could get into them. The touchscreen doesn't respond at all on one of them. We want them recycled rather than going in landfill but, probably not surprisingly, I can't find a company who'll accept them. We obviously don't want anything for them! Just someone reputable as they'll have to be sent off with our data on, and someone who'll recycle rather than landfill them. 

Does that exist?! 

[Deleted User]

 I sent about 4 old phones to a charity that recycles them to pay for adapted iPads for disabled children. Cant think if the name of the charity though. 

 Heres MSE article that had ideas 
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/mobiles/mobile-recycling/

 and loads of google articles like this
https://www.wateraid.org/uk/get-involved/fundraising/recycle-and-donate-your-unwanted-items-to-wateraid

Neil_Jones

https://www.moneysupermarket.com/mobile-phones/mobile-phones-recycling/ might be worth a look.

Or failing that, contact your local council for their waste/recycling - they take "small electrical items" under WEEE regulations so they'll take the toaster, the kettle, the lamp, the TV, things like that.  Maybe the phones too since they are technically "small electrical items" (when plugged in )...  Worth asking.

pinkteapot

Thanks, both - will look into these suggestions.