Cell Phone Recycling

  • Artist Uses Old Cell Phones For Sculptures

    August 15th, 2008


    Rob Pettit, hands down, has the largest personal cell phone collection in Massachusetts. At the moment, the total is about 5,500.

    And what does one do with so many mobiles? Pettit uses them as a medium in his art. The artist arranges the obsolete phones into elaborate sculptures, often using Velcro to hold them in place. His work was recently featured at continue …


  • Investment Allows ReCellular To Expand Mobile Recycling

    August 13th, 2008


    Recellular, the world’s leading cell phone recycling firm, plans to expand its operations with the help of a $15 million investment by Investor Growth Capital, reports Market Watch.

    Investment in ”clean-tech” operations in general is exploding. It has increased ten-fold over the past 5 years, from $235 million in 2003 to $2.6 billion in 2008, according to the National Venture Capital Association.

    The increased attention continue …


  • Nokia Plants A Tree For Every Cell Phone Recycled

    August 1st, 2008


    A Nokia Malasia program launched in July plants one tree for every old cell phone recycled, reports The Edge Daily.

    Phones of all brands are accepted at the various kiosks involved in the program. Consumers who drop off old mobiles will later be contacted with instructions on how to see the tree planted in their name via Google Earth.

    Nokia has pledged continue …


  • Most Used Mobile Phones are Not Recycled

    July 11th, 2008


    According to Nokia, only three percent of people recycle their unwanted mobile phones. They just leave them around the house or office.

    Three out of every four people added that they don’t even think about recycling their devices and nearly half were unaware that it is even possible to do so.

    Despite the fact that people on average have owned around continue …


  • Recycle Cell Phones for World Refugee Day

    June 16th, 2008


    Donating your cell phone from now through October can save more than just landfill space.

    A new partnership between Tents of Hope and ECO-CELL will donate money for each phone recycled to help refugees in Darfur, Sudan. The partnership will launch on Saturday, which is World Refugee Day.

    In addition to drop-off locations in many U.S. states, you can mail continue …


  • Company Collective Good Helps on All Sides

    May 20th, 2008


    Donate to the local charity of your choice by donating your old cell phone.


  • Nokia Now Offers Free Cell Phone Recycling

    May 13th, 2008


    Dead cell phones don’t have to be buried in a landfill. Check out one of the many companies that offer free cell phone recycling.


  • Donate Cell Phones to Plant Trees

    April 21st, 2008


    iRecyclePhones.com has partnered with American Forests to plant a tree for each cell phone donated starting Earth Day, April 22.


  • EPA to Host D.C. Area eCycling Event

    April 16th, 2008


    Washington D.C. residents and businesses can recycle computers and cell phones for free on April 20 as part of EPA’s 2nd Capital Area eCycling Event.


  • Recycle Cell Phones at South Carolina Tennis Event

    April 7th, 2008


    Sony Ericsson is sponsoring a cell phone take back event at the upcoming Women’s Tennis Association event in Charleston on April 12-20.