| Recycle Cell Phones
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| | the wireless industry. A pioneer in
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| Technological advancements providing
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| | charitable recycling arrangements,
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| users with improved reception through
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| | ReCellular has well-established
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| integrated antenna systems, reduced size
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| | partnerships with Easter Seals, the March
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| and weight of cell phones, along with
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| | of Dimes, and National Organization on
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| numerous feature sets, and storage
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| | Disability, Goodwill Industries, and The
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| improvements have caused the bulk of
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| | Body Shop. In addition, over 2,000
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| cellular phone users and enthusiasts to
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| | grassroots organizations from Boy Scout
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| upgrade to new and improved handsets. The
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| | troops to religious organizations around
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| low cost of cell phones and the added
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| | the country work to collect wireless
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| technological improvements mean that the
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| | phones to support their philanthropic
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| majority of cellular phone users are on
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| | efforts. Charities can raise funds by
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| their 2nd or 3rd generation hand set.
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| | increasing community awareness and acting
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| Environmental Concerns
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| | as a wireless collection center.
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| What many don't realize is that in many
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| | Wireless Foundation - - Wireless
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| cases, the materials used to construct
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| | Foundation refurbishes and provides cell
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| cell phones are toxic. Toxic elements
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| | phones to victims of domestic violence so
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| found in many of today's cell phones can
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| | that they can be used in the event of an
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| include arsenic, in semi-conductors and
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| | emergency. The Call To Protect campaign
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| lead in the solder material. While the
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| | also collects wireless phones to benefit
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| materials in a single phone are minimal
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| | victims of domestic violence. Proceeds
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| consider the number of discarded cell
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| | from the sale of phones help fund
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| phones in the relatively short time the
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| | agencies that fight domestic violence and
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| technology has been available. The
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| | are used to support educational efforts
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| placement of these devices in landfills
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| | of the Wireless Foundation. Other phones
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| will cause long lasting damage and harm
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| | are refurbished and become lifelines for
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| to the environment.
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| | domestic violence victims when faced with
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| Recycling aged wireless equipment is a
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| | an emergency situation.
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| sensible alternative. Valuable materials
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| | Recycle Wireless Phones - - Cellular
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| can be recovered from used wireless
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| | Telecommunications & Internet Association
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| devices in a number of different ways. In
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| | (CTIA*) and its member companies are
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| some cases, certain components may be
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| | committed to the goal of sustainable
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| separated by manual or simple mechanical
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| | development and the environmentally sound
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| means. The components can often be reused
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| | management of their wireless products at
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| or melted down for alternative uses.
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| | end-of-life. Through its Wireless . . .
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| Cell Phone Disposal - What Options Exist?
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| | The New Recyclable program, CTIA is
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| Cell Phone Disposal - What Options Exist?
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| | educating the public on the options
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| The cell phone industry, understanding
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| | available for properly recycling used
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| concerns related to the disposal of cell
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| | wireless devices. The program seeks to
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| phones and PDAs have created alternatives
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| | promote the collection of used wireless
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| to both refurbish and recycle the
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| | devices and ensure that collected
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| materials in older style cellular phones.
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| | wireless products will be managed
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| Wireless Recycling - - ReCellular Inc.
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| | properly. The site provides a directory
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| is the largest recycler and reseller of
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| | of collection options.
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| used wireless phones and accessories in
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