Cell Phone Recycling - This Call's
For You!
By Margarette Tustle
Did You Know?
Over 500 million cell phones may be sitting
forgotten in sock drawers and under beds,
leaking harmful chemicals and wasting away
because people are not using the many cell
phone recycling and donation programs available.
Only one in 12 cell phones that is purchased
brand new in the United States is recycled.
Every year there are 120 million cell phones
sold in the United States. This means that
over 100 million cell phones are disposed
of every year without recycling them. You
may be able to benefit yourself as well as
someone else by using a cell phone recycling
or donation program.
What Cell Phone Recycling Options Do
You Have?
First and foremost, ask the company that
you are purchasing from if they have a
cell phone recycling plan. Different carriers
may offer incentives to new customers
who recycle their old phones when they
join. If your phone company does not take
back or buy back old cell phones, there
are many online sites that buy old cell
phones for cell phone recycling. Search
for your particular make and model to
find out how much it is worth. Online
companies will give you cell phone recycling
information on how to mail it back and
may even offer free shipping. Double check
with the company, since cell phone recycling
often does not include damaged or broken
phones. Many charitable and nonprofit
organizations offer cell phone recycling
programs, which means your donated phone
will help someone else (either directly
or indirectly) and can be noted as a tax-deductible
donation.
How Does Cell Phone Recycling Help?
* Cell phone recycling reduces waste
* Phones can be sold to countries whose
citizens are not as wealthy.
* Many replacement phones and pre-paid
cell phones are actually recycled phones
that have been sold and refurbished.
* They can be used as emergency phones
for victims of domestic violence.
As we recycle things like cell phones,
computers, newspapers, glass bottles,
etc. we are doing the little things that
may some day add up to a cleaner and less
polluted planet in our future.
Margarette Tustle writes helpful information
and ideas for the home and family. Find
more information about recycling at dailyrecycle.com
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