| Our pop cans are recycled by us. But there is one | | | | at times takes cell phones. Similar to the recycling |
| vital conservation measure that many of us | | | | programs given by cell phone providers and |
| overlook: recycling our old electronics. Cellular | | | | electronics dealers, you could either mail-in your |
| phones are perhaps one of the most prevalent | | | | cell phone or drop it off at a local location. But to |
| electronics that end up in landfills. Under most | | | | get the most out of your donation, take time to |
| contracts, you are allowed to a brand new phone | | | | locate a charity that resonates with you or you |
| every one to two years and with new | | | | empathize strongly with. Programs include Cell |
| improvements, new technologies and new | | | | Phones For Soldiers, The National Coalition Against |
| features being introduced each quarter, the | | | | Domestic Violence, Phones for Life (for senior |
| amount of old, old and unwanted cell phones laying | | | | citizens), Donate a Phone, Call to Collect and |
| around quickly adds up. Like all electronics, cell | | | | Collective Good. You may inquire locally to |
| phones are manufactured from highly engineered | | | | ascertain if your cell phone is required. Selling Your |
| materials, most of which can be repurposed and | | | | Cell Phone for Cash If you have a comparatively |
| reused and some of which (such as the | | | | recent model cell phone and would like to realize a |
| substances in batteries) is toxic in a landfill. | | | | bit of return on it, you can at all times sell it for |
| Recycling electronics, or eCycling, is an excellent | | | | cash. Numerous services on the Internet will |
| to put these valuable materials back to good use | | | | purchase used cell phones. Most will either inquire |
| and avoid drawing further on the Earth's natural | | | | that you submit information about your phone or |
| resources. You may recycle the phone sell or | | | | will have an online pricing sheet for your |
| donate to someone. Each of these routes are far | | | | reference. Eco ATM kiosk buy instantly. These |
| more beneficial for the environment than throwing | | | | automated kiosks will automatically ascertain the |
| them in the dustbin and are all extremely simple. | | | | value of your phone and either print out one |
| Recycling your Cell Phone Different ways are | | | | in-store trade up coupon or gift card. You can opt |
| there to recycle phones. The most likely place to | | | | for recycling. Erasing Your Information Before |
| turn to is your cell phone service provider. | | | | disposing of your phone, it's important to remove |
| AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and Verizon Wireless | | | | all private information from your phone. The |
| all have cell phone recycling programs. These | | | | spammers can extract information from a dead |
| providers have programs that either reuse old cell | | | | phone. Consult your cell phone manufacturers |
| phone parts and batteries or dispense old cell | | | | manual or use third-party software to safely and |
| phones to those in need through charitable | | | | completely erase the records on your phone |
| organizations. Visit your cell phone providers | | | | before donating, recycling or selling your phone. If |
| website to learn where to ship your phone - you | | | | your phone has a SIM card, you can simply |
| can often print off a free postage-paid label and | | | | remove the SIM card. As you can see, there are |
| mail it in without cost. Many retailers and | | | | different better uses for your cell phone than |
| manufacturers also offer tech recycling programs, | | | | consigning it to a landfill or letting it collect dust at |
| such as Best Buy, Office Depot, Staples, Sony | | | | the bottom of your junk drawer. Whether you |
| Ericsson, Nokia, Motorola and LG Electronics. Best | | | | are selling it for some quick cash, donating it to a |
| Buy offers a mail-in program. Office Depot sells | | | | charitable cause or recycling it, properly divesting |
| "tech recycling boxes" is to be filled with cell | | | | your self of your old, unused cell is far better for |
| phones, laptops and other items and brought in to | | | | the Earth and its denizens than throwing it in the |
| an Office Depot to be transpoted for processing. | | | | trash. |
| Donating your Cell Phone Charitable organizations | | | | |