Ocala, FL— RecycleForUS.com, an industry-funded national cell phone recycling initiative, officially began operations on Friday, July 1, just two months after the successful launch of a similar statewide website, RecycleForCalifornia.com.

Individuals and organizations will be able to use the www.RecycleforUS.com website to turn in old cell phones and collect cash for each collected phone that has re-marketable value.

Individual consumers will be able to sell their cell phones for cash on the RecycleForUS.com website. Non-profit organizations, businesses and city, county and state government agencies will be able to collect old cell phones from their members, customers, employees, residents or organizations. All program materials and shipping are free to collecting organizations and all cell phones collected will be accepted.

“There are more that 500 million used cellular phones in the U.S., and 130 million more will be replaced this year,” said James Mosieur, CEO of RecycleForUS.com and its parent company, RMS Communications Group Inc. “This cell phone collection program will put cash in peoples’ hands, raise money for communities and non-profits, and keep hazardous material out of our landfills.”