Recycle Your Cell  Phone. It's An Easy  Call.
    Old cell phones?
    Don't trash or stash them—Recycle!
    Did you just get a new cell phone and are wondering
    what to do with the old one? Rather than adding it to
    your growing collection of unwanted mobile phones,
    recycle it! Recycling or donating unwanted cell
    phones, PDAs, chargers, and batteries has never been
    easier.  The Environmental Protection Agency's Plug-In
    To eCycling program has teamed up with leading cell
    phone  and PDA manufacturers, network providers,
    and retailers to offer thousands of convenient
    recycling drop off locations.

    Why Recycle
    Protect Your Environment: Recycling or donating
    cell phones helps the environment by saving energy
    and keeping usable materials out of landfills. Cell
    phones and PDAs are made of precious metals,
    copper, and plastics—all of which require energy to
    mine and manufacture. Recycling not only conserves
    these materials, but prevents air and water pollution
    and greenhouse gas emissions.
       More than 100 million cell phones are no
       longer used annually.  If we recycled all of
        them, we would save enough energy to
        power 194,000 U.S. homes for a year.
    Help Others: Donating your working cell phone or
    PDA also benefits your community. When cell phones
    and accessories are in good working order, some
    programs donate them to worthy charities or sell
    them at a discount to those who need them.
Prepare for Recycling
Three things to remember:
  •  Terminate your service.
  •  Clear the phone's memory of stored
    information.
    • Conduct a factory hard reset by
      following instructions from your
      wireless carrier or the product
      manual; or
    • Use data erasing tools that are
      available on the Web.
  •  Remove your SIM card.
For more information, contact your
network provider, cell phone manufacturer,
or the recycling program you plan to use.

Where to Recycle
Drop off or mail in: Cell phone
recycling programs can be accessed from
almost everywhere in the United States.
Many organizations, such as cell phone
manufacturers, retailers, network carriers,
charities, and state or local solid waste
programs offer recycling for unwanted cell
phones. The Plug-In To eCycling partners
highlighted below have programs that
allow you to drop off or mail in your old  cell
phone, regardless of age or model.
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                                                          Identifying locations for mobile device recycling does not
                                                          constitute EPAs endorsement of the products or services of
                                                          our program partners.
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                                                        YOUR CELL PHONE
To learn more, go to
www.epa.gov/cellphones

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