Website Launched with Info on Recycling Cell Phones
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Sunday, November 15, 2009 05:20 AM
Prince George, B.C.- There is now a web-based program that provides quick information for anyone in B.C. looking for a place to recycle their old cellphones.
Recycle My Cell is a free program organized by the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA) in conjunction with cellphone service providers, handset manufacturers and recycling companies. The
goal of the program is to raise awareness about the importance of cellphone recycling and keep handsets from entering Canada's landfills.
A donation to participating charities is made for each device returned through the program. Some of the charities benefiting from the program include the World Wildlife Fund, Tree Canada and Food Banks Canada.
To locate a drop-off centre, visit the website www.recyclemycell.cacall 1-888-797- 1740, and enter your postal code. This generates a list of the 10 closest cellphone recycling drop- off sites. If you can't or
visit one of these drop-off locations in person, you can mail your mobile device at no cost using a prepaid shipping label. There are currently 552 drop-off locations in B.C. The website also provides
instructions for cleaning your device of all personal data before dropping it off at a recycling site.
Cellphones, pagers, smartphones, wireless PDAs, external aircards,headsets, chargers, batteries and other accessories are all accepted at Recycle My Cell collection sites or through the mail-back option,
regardless of brand, model or age, working or non-working. The devices are then sent to recycling facilities where they are refurbished or dismantled for scrap. The scrap materials are used to produce new
mobile devices and a variety of other items. More than 95 per cent of the materials in an average mobile device are recyclable.
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Posted by: heidi1555 on November 15 2009 8:15 AM