A new survey on Tuesday revealed that over 52 per cent of consumers have two or more unused or old devices in their household. The researchers determined consumer behaviour towards selling pre-owned phones and the level of awareness on the correct disposal processes with dysfunctional phones.

According to re-commerce marketplace Cashify, 36 per cent of consumers who did not get rid of their phones wanted to keep them as a spare phones for work and emergencies, while 25 per cent did not receive a good price for their devices in the market.