Most people, when their old cell phones run out of power and just stops working, tend to throw them out (or use the cell phone recycling process, if they’re responsible) and then go out and buy themselves a brand new phone. Fortunately, there may now be another option thanks to CellularDR.com. Located in Glendale, the company, well known and widely respected for its skills in old cellular phone repair, software upgrades and other accessories, has now unveiled its latest service which goes under the name of “No Power Repair Service”.
Continue readingWayne County Gets Into Cell Phone Recycling To Protect Women
Wayne County is no stranger to recycling, with numerous programs to recycle practically anything and everything, from eye glasses to hearing aids, drugs and of course old cell phones.
Continue readingCell Phone Recycling of a Different Kind
When it comes to cell phone recycling, the majority of people assume the term means taking old cell phones and recycling the material that they are made up of. And indeed, most of the time it does – but there is another type of cell phone recycling, namely the recycling of old cellular phone numbers.
Continue readingCell Phone Recycling at Indiana State University
Old cell phones are among the targets of a new recycling scheme being set up at Indiana State University. The competition (also running nationally) is called Recyclemania, and begins on the sixth of this month with the intent of promoting waste reduction and the recycling of old cell phones and other electrical items among university students.
Continue readingRecycling Your Cell Phone
The average American gets a new cell phone every 12 to 18 months and usually the cell being replaced is still in good working order. According to the US Environmental Protection Agency, of the 98 million cell phones discarded in 2005, only about 20% were recycled. Most of them ended up in a landfill, where they leaked toxic waste into the environment.
Continue readingEPA TARGETS CELL PHONE RECYCLING
The EPA has targeted old cell phones as a big issue due to lack of understanding on the part of the general public on how to recycle the products. Despite the increasing number of old cell phone disposal sites, an EPA spokesperson says that “Only about ten percent of cell phones are turned in for reuse and recycling annually”.
Continue readingCell Phone Recycling on the Increase
Cell phone recycling – as well as other electronic waste, or e-waste as it has come to be known, is on the rise in the United States, according to the latest figures.
Continue readingWhat Does Your Cell Phone Say About You?
I found an interesting article in the Hindustan Times. Of course, the same article also appeared in a few other places, like pakpassion.net, which is a New Zealand, Pakistan site where members share and discuss information. Anyway, while I could pontificate on the over-sharing of some news on the internet, this isn’t about that. This is about your mobile and what it says about you.
Continue readingThe Apple Credit Card?
No, Apple isn’t introducing a little plastic credit card, but what they may be doing is introducing a service that will allow you to use your iPhone or iPad to make a purchase. This is according to a recent Bloomberg Report. I read about it on ABC News. But it is all still speculation at this point.
Continue readingUHOPELINE CELL PHONE RECYCLING SCHEME
Boise State University is in the process of setting up its own cell phone recycling scheme. The university has decided to partner up with Verizon Wireless, the first university to decide to do so in the western United States
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