Whaddya Do With Your Old Cell?

by WiredBerries Editors — September 24, 2007

Ready to upgrade your cell to the latest all-in-one sleek device? Instead of guiltily slinking your old phone into the trash, ensuring it a destiny as landfill waste, consider donating your used cell phone. Consider these facts from WirelessRecycling.com: One in three Americans will replace their cell phones this year, adding to the 500 million unused phones currently waiting to be discarded or recycled. Cell phone recycling keeps valuable materials out of landfills, including an estimated $630,000 of precious metals from circuit boards, and enough copper from phone chargers to recover the Statue of Liberty, twice. There are many sites available for cell phone donation, like Charitable Recycling Program--just a quick search and you'll be upgrading guilt-free.