Nowadays most people who own a cell phone have gone through at least two or three mobile devices because of contract upgrades, theft or loss. As a result many people reading this will nod their heads when I say that you’ve probably all got a drawer or box full of old, useless chargers. The chargers still function properly but because of varied connection types we often can’t reuse them when we switch phones.

To avoid wasting the chargers we can give them away to family or friends who might be able to make use of them or alternatively take them to one of the many used-phone shops and sell them for a small amount. But often we can’t find a home for them or have no desire to take the chargers to used-phone stores because the money is not enough to really make a difference. But now, after years of dealing with messy drawers of wayward wires and unused chargers, some good news is in store.