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Recycling aged wireless equipment is a sensible alternative.
Valuable materials can be recovered from used wireless devices
in a number of different ways. In some cases, certain components
may be separated by manual or simple mechanical means. The
components can often be reused or melted down for alternative
uses.
Cell Phone Disposal - What Options Exist?
Cell Phone Disposal - What Options Exist? The cell phone
industry, understanding concerns related to the disposal of
cell phones and PDAs have created alternatives to both refurbish
and recycle the materials in older style cellular phones.
Wireless Recycling - http://www.wirelessrecycling.com - ReCellular
Inc. is the largest recycler and reseller of used wireless
phones and accessories in the wireless industry. A pioneer
in charitable recycling arrangements, ReCellular has well-established
partnerships with Easter Seals, the March of Dimes, and National
Organization on Disability, Goodwill Industries, and The Body
Shop. In addition, over 2,000 grassroots organizations from
Boy Scout troops to religious organizations around the country
work to collect wireless phones to support their philanthropic
efforts. Charities can raise funds by increasing community
awareness and acting as a wireless collection center.
Wireless Foundation - http://www.wirelessfoundation.org/DonateaPhone/index.cfm
- Wireless Foundation refurbishes and provides cell phones
to victims of domestic violence so that they can be used in
the event of an emergency. The Call To Protect campaign also
collects wireless phones to benefit victims of domestic violence.
Proceeds from the sale of phones help fund agencies that fight
domestic violence and are used to support educational efforts
of the Wireless Foundation. Other phones are refurbished and
become lifelines for domestic violence victims when faced
with an emergency situation.
Recycle Wireless Phones - http://www.recyclewirelessphones.com
- Cellular Telecommunications & Internet Association (CTIA*)
and its member companies are committed to the goal of sustainable
development and the environmentally sound management of their
wireless products at end-of-life. Through its Wireless . .
. The New Recyclable program, CTIA is educating the public
on the options available for properly recycling used wireless
devices. The program seeks to promote the collection of used
wireless devices and ensure that collected wireless products
will be managed properly. The site provides a directory of
collection options.
AT&T Wireless - http://www.attwireless.com/our_company/cares/recycle_program.jhtml
- Through the AT&T Wireless Reuse & Recycle program,
consumers are invited to bring unwanted wireless phones, accessories
and batteries (regardless of the manufacturer or carrier)
to an AT&T Wireless retail store for recycling. AT&T
Wireless is the first wireless carrier to partner with Keep
America Beautiful, a nationally recognized nonprofit organization
that focuses on waste impact minimization, litter prevention,
beautification, community improvement and improvement of public
places. Proceeds from the recycling of wireless phones, batteries
and accessories are donated to Keep America Beautiful.
Call2Recycle - http://www.call2recycle.org/ - RBRC’s
Call2Recycle™ program collects used cellular phones to
benefit the environment and charitable organizations. With
the help of consumers and 30,000 participating retail locations,
RBRC's do their part in helping to keep cell phones out of
the landfills.
HopeLine - http://www.verizonwireless.com/hopeline - The
HopeLine phone recycling program is an exclusive program that
uses wireless services and equipment to assist victims in
emergency domestic violence situations. HopeLine collects
wireless phones that are no longer being used. The used phones
are either refurbished and recycled or sold. With the funds
raised from the sale of the refurbished phones, Verizon Wireless
purchases wireless phones and donates airtime to victims of
domestic violence through human services and law enforcement
agencies.
About The Author
Sharon Housley manages marketing for NotePage, Inc. http://www.notepage.net
a company specializing in alphanumeric paging, SMS and wireless
messaging software solutions. Other sites by Sharon can be
found at http://www.softwaremarketingresource.com, and http://www.small-business-software.net
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