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? Are you wondering
what to do with your old one? Instead of stashing
it—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.
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   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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                                           LG
                                                                       NOKIA
     Sony Ericsson

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   Identifying locations for mobile device recycling does not constitute EPAs
   endorsement of the products or services of our program partners.
ReCYCLE
YOUR CELL PHONE
easy call
To learn more, go to
www.epa.gov/cellphones

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