| Non-profit
groups and individuals are looking for used cellular phones
that can be reused for cash. An estimated 100 million retired
phones represent a hidden treasure for non-profit groups.
(PRWEB)
March 20 2004--Now that you can keep your mobile phone number,
wireless phone companies are stepping all over each other
to get you to switch services, but what do you do with your
old cell phone when you start a new plan?
If
you are like most people you toss the old one in a drawer
and forget about it, or you send it out in the trash without
realizing you are adding to the growing problem with hazardous
waste in landfills.
There
is a far better alternative, and most people are unaware
of it – cell phones can be reused or recycled.
“There
are over 150 million cell phone users in the U.S. alone,
and each year about 100 million phones get retired. Those
phones are dangerous in landfills, and useless if they are
sitting in a drawer somewhere. Recycling and reuse puts
those phones in the hands of people who badly need them,
protects the environment, and generates extra cash,”
explained James Mosieur of http://www.CellForCash.com.
A
recent poll by Wireless Week showed that 62 percent of the
respondents said they store old cell phones rather than
reuse or recycle them. Inform, a nonprofit environmental
research group, conducted a study which found that only
1 percent of cell phones have been recycled since 1999.
“Cell
phones contain some pretty nasty chemicals, and if you throw
your old mobile phone out with the trash those chemicals
eventually end up in your local landfill. One phone’s
not so bad, but multiply that by the millions a year that
get retired and I think you can see the potential problem,”
said Mosieur.
Cell
phones can be refurbished and placed back into use in third-world
countries where they are badly needed. The cadmium and lithium
found in the batteries can be extracted and put back into
productive use instead of polluting the environment. A reused
or recycled phone protects the environment and helps people
in poorer countries.
“The
added incentive to reuse or recycle that old phone is money.
You can get a nice payment for your old phones, so search
the drawers and closets and get some extra cash. We’ll
even pay for the shipping to send them to us,” explained
Mosieur.
Non-profit
organizations are also getting into the act by collecting
phones from friends and neighbors. It is a great way to
help your favorite charity without having to open your wallet.
“We
are happy to work with any group wanting to raise funds
with a cell phone project,” said Mosieur. “It
is really quite easy to conduct a phone drive, and you’ll
be surprised at the large number people will give your group.
Everyone loves to help a worthy cause.”
CellForCash.com,
located in Ocala, Fla. is run by RMS Communications Group,
Inc, an industry powerhouse. RMS has been providing wireless
sourcing and repair services to the wireless industry for
over 18 years.
Contact:
James
Mosieur, 1-800-627-2022
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http://www.CellForCash.com
David
Bresnahan, 801-562-5362
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