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Where To Donate Cell Phones

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:10:49 -0500

Did you know that you can donate cell phones instead of cash to your favorite charity or non-profit? Yes, that old or used cell phone that you've kept hidden in your drawer all this time is still extremely valuable to these charities and to the people and communities they serve. Here's how you can put your old mobile phone to good use. It's really quite simple - when you donate cell phones to a charity or non-profit, the organization will issue you a receipt that you can use for tax deduction purposes in April. The non-profit will then sell that used phone to a mobile phone buyer online, like Pacebutler Corporation of Edmond, Oklahoma. You also have the alternative to go directly to the cellular phone buyer's site online and donate cell phones through them to your preferred charity. The proceeds from that sale will help your non-profit raise much needed funds to support their beneficial work. So, which charity or non-profit can you donate cell phones to? **End Summary** Topics: donate cell phones]]> donate cell]]> cell phone donations]]> charity]]> non-profit]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> You can donate cell phones to your preferred charity or non-profit organization, through Pacebutler Corporation, the leading buyer of used cell phones in the United States. You can also recycle phones with Pacebutler or sell them your used mobile phones. Michael Arms contributes articles about cell phone recycling and other topics at the Pacebutler Recycling blog.

Recycling Business - How To Start One From Home

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:01:44 -0500

A home-based recycling business can be a lucrative enterprise. Many people think that only the giant waste management companies can make money from waste. On the contrary, even someone who's just starting out from home can potentially earn a huge income from this business. Many people throughout the United States have been practicing recycling for years, but few have realized that there is money to be made from collecting waste. In fact, waste management and recycling is a multi-billion dollar industry, employing thousands of workers nationwide. That very few individuals have ventured into the recycling business is not because it isn't lucrative, but because few people actually know that it is. Best Business Proposal Of course, you will be handling stuff from your neighbors' bins, and if you're averse to manual labor, then starting out can be a hard proposition unless you have some capital to pay someone else to do the actual handling of recyclables and still make a tidy profit. Let's face it, some people will always want to work hard for money rather than start a business, even if you present them with a bullet-proof business plan. **End Summary** Topics: recycling]]> recycling business]]> home-based recycling]]> business]]> business opportunity]]> cell phone recycling]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Michael Arms writes about recycling and other topics at the Pacebutler Recycling blog. Pacebutler Corporation, based in Edmond, Oklahoma is the premier buyer of used cell phones in the United States. You can recycle phones , sell, or donate cell phones to your preferred charity and non-profit through Pacebutler.

Cell Phone Radiation: Top 10 Least Radiation-Emitting Cell Phones of 2009

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 08:15:39 -0500

All cell phones, once powered on, emit certain amounts of electromagnetic radiation in the microwave radio frequency range. During the past 15 years or so, when mobile phone use has become phenomenally prevalent worldwide, the effects of this radiation on human health has come under intense study and has been the subject of numerous heated debates. These past years, we've seen report after report that associated prolonged mobile phone use and exposure to differing amounts of cellular phone radiation to brain tumors, cancer, stress, headaches, cognitive problems, and sleep disorders. Most of these studies, however, have either been disputed by other scientists or deemed as biased by other groups who also produced evidence to the contrary. As such, there's no definitive, undisputed conclusion, as of yet, about cell phone dangers. Scientists warn, correctly, that there's so much that we don't know about the effects of cellular phone radiation, and that the full impact may actually be known years from now when it is too late to reverse any damage. “The latency between exposure and brain cancer could be 20 or 30 years,” observes Professor Devra Davis, at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute. **End Summary** Topics: cell phones]]> mobile phones]]> cell phone dangers]]> cell phone radiation]]> mobile phone radiation]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Michael Arms is a contributor on mobile phone recycling and other environmental topics at the Pacebutler Recycling blog. Pacebutler Corporation is the premier buyer of used cellular phones in the United States, today. You can sell or recycle phones through Pacebutler. Cell phone donations to your favorite charity or non-profit are also accepted.

How Cell Phone Recycling Can Help African Gorillas

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:12:23 -0500

Diane Fossey, the famous American primatologist, lived in the Congo in early 1967, studying African gorillas. Fossey, after the publication of several studies and photographs of her with the gorillas, almost single-handedly brought the plight of these primates to the fore of public consciousness in the early seventies. Today, it is these gorillas, particularly the Eastern Lowland Gorillas (gorilla beringei graueri) that are on the brink of extinction because of the widespread exploitation of Congo's minerals and the armed conflict that has been raging in the area since 1996. How does cell phone recycling help protect African gorillas? Bloodiest conflict on earth Congo is a country that is extremely rich in minerals like gold, silver, diamond, and coltan (columbite tantalite). Tantalum, produced from Coltan, is widely used by electronics manufacturers in the capacitors of cell phones, DVD players, and video game consoles. The continuing civil war in the Congo today, which many experts say is the bloodiest conflict on earth, after the second world war, has already claimed 5.4 million lives since it erupted in 1996. This war is being fueled, in large part, by the money from the illicit trade of Congo's minerals in the world market. **End Summary** Topics: cell phone recycling]]> recycle phones]]> Congo]]> coltan]]> African gorillas]]> cell phones]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Michael Arms contributes articles on cell phone recycling and other topics at the Pacebutler Recycling and Environment blog. You can recycle phones , sell used mobile phones, or donate cell phones to your preferred charity or non-profit through Pacebutler Corporation, the premier buyer of used cellular phones in the United States.

Donate Cell Phones and Rock The Earth

Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:43:13 -0500

In the United States today, over one billion obsolete or used cell phones are kept hidden in drawers and lockers long after the owners forgot about those old devices. Every year, more than one hundred million mobile phones are replaced by users - less than twenty percent of these units are recycled or sent back to manufacturers for proper disposal. When you recycle or donate cell phones, you are helping not just the environment but non-profit organizations as well, to continue their beneficial work. One organization stands out from among the various groups now running cellular phone collection and recycling drives across the country. Your cell phone donation will greatly help in Rock the Earth's creative and vibrant approach to environmental advocacy. What is Rock the Earth? Rock the Earth (RtE), is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization working in tandem with the music industry to promote awareness of environmental issues and to help defend threatened ecosystems and communities in the United States. Every year, it holds a summer tour throughout the US where volunteer musicians perform and help focus public awareness on environmental issues and concerns. **End Summary** Topics: donate cell phones]]> cell phone donation]]> donate cell]]> donate cell phone]]> Rock the Earth]]> non-profits]]> fundraisers]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Michael Arms submits articles on recycling and the environment to the Pacebutler Recycling blog. You can donate cell phones , and sell or recycle phones through Pacebutler Corporation, an Oklahoma-based mobile phone refurbishing and trading company.

Cell Phone Dangers - Protecting Our Homes From Cell Phone Radiation

Fri, 08 Jan 2010 07:10:30 -0500

There are over 4 billion cell phone users throughout the world today - that's about 4 people out of every 6 living on this planet and owning a cell phone, subscribed to a cellular phone plan, or living with someone who owns a mobile phone. The ubiquity of wireless phones brings to the fore certain issues related to this device, like cell phone dangers to human health. All mobile phones, when turned on, emit electromagnetic radiation in the microwave radio frequency range. It is this cell phone radiation, as it is absorbed by human tissue (most commonly in the head, as you place the phone next to your ear when you talk) that has come under intense scrutiny this past decade. Several epidemiological and experimental studies have associated prolonged cell phone use to sleeping disorder, cognitive problems, headaches, stress, brain tumors, and cancer. Experiment Without Controls On the other hand, studies with opposing results and observations have also been published. **End Summary** Topics: cell phones]]> cell phone dangers]]> mobile phones]]> cell phone radiation]]> mobile phone radiation]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Michael Arms contributes articles on cell phone dangers and other mobile phone-related issues at the Pacebutler Recycling and Environment Blog. You can sell, recycle, or donate cell phones through Pacebutler Corporation, a US-based cellular phone trading and refurbishing company.

Top 10 Green Cell Phones of 2009

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:11:31 -0500

The green cell phones and concept phones of 2009 represent a truly unique convergence of technology and innovative ideas. In compiling this list we were looking for cutting-edge renewable power sources, use of recycled or easily-recyclable materials, zero toxic substances, and enhanced capabilities. We've also included the use of recycled and minimized packaging and thinner user manuals (for the actual phones) in our criteria. Here are what's available and what's possible in 2009. Enjoy. Samsung's Blue Earth Samsung's innovative Blue Earth phone is the first solar powered full-touch phone. Engineered to resemble a a flat and well rounded shiny pebble, Blue Earth is made of PCM recycled plastic and is free from toxic materials like BFR and phthalate. It boasts of energy-efficient user interface and charger and has a built-in pedometer that can indicate the amount of CO2 emissions the user has reduced by walking. Magic Stone The Magic Stone is still on paper but it promises to be a most fascinating piece of technology ever invented. For one, users can specify their preferred shape of the device when they order the phones online. Powered by electromagnetic charge emitted from remote transmitters, Magic Stone will never need recharging. **End Summary** Topics: cell phones]]> green phones]]> concept phones]]> design]]> green cell phones]]> concept cell phones]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Michael Arms writes about green cell phones and other topics for the Pacebutler Recycling and Environment blog. You can donate, recycle, or sell used cell phones to Pacebutler Corporation, a US mobile phone refurbishing and trading company

Recycle Your Computer But Don't Be A victim

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 10:45:53 -0500

In the United States, approximately 1.84 million tons of electronic waste were deposited in landfills from 2003-2005, according to the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The e-waste which includes computer products, TV sets, and cell phones are also responsible for 70% of the toxic heavy metals like lead, mercury, and cadmium now stewing in those landfills. It is encouraging to note that today, the recycling rate for electronic items, computers in particular, have increased to about 18% as more and more Americans have become aware of the need for e-waste recycling and the danger these discarded products pose to our health and to the environment. Do the right thing but don't be victimized A lot of people out there have opted to do the right thing - went out to recycle computers - only to fall victim to identity thieves and social engineering criminals who used the data left on these discarded computers to rob their victims' bank, credit, or telephone accounts or assumed their identities in their nefarious activities. It is estimated that over 80 percent of users who discarded their computers left recoverable files like resumes, tax information, and passwords in their hard drives. **End Summary** Topics: recycling]]> computer recycling]]> ewaste]]> electronic recycling]]> ewaste recycling]]> recycle computers]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Michael Arms writes about cell phone and computer recycling security at the Pacebutler Recycling and Environmental Blog. You can sell, donate, or recycle cell phones through Pacebutler Corporation, an Oklahoma-based cell phone refurbishing and trading company.

Mining The Gold In Your Cell Phones

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 12:53:46 -0500

Fact: More gold can be recycled from one metric ton of used cell phones than can be refined from 17 tons of gold ores. Seventeen metric tons of gold ores will yield approximately .51 to 85 grams of gold - that's 0.3 to 5 grams of gold per metric ton - depending on the location of the mine. In comparison, a ton of obsolete phones can yield as much as 280 grams of gold, about 140 grams of platinum and palladium, and 140 kilograms of copper. Other materials like glass and plastic can also be recycled from the same ton of discarded phones. Throwing an old cell phone to the landfill is basically throwing money down the drain. The Destructiveness of Gold Mining Gold mining and refining requires a huge amount of energy and will create by-products that have devastating impact on the environment. The production of one gold ring is said to generate as much as 20 tons of wastes. Toxic heavy metals like mercury and cyanide are also being used extensively in the gold mining and refining process - creating waste that are dangerous to the environment and the surrounding communities. **End Summary** Topics: cell phones]]> mobile phones]]> cell phone recycling]]> gold]]> cell phone gold]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Michael Arms writes about cell phone recycling and toxic chemicals and other topics at the Pacebutler Recycling and Environmental Blog . You can sell, donate, or recycle cell phones through Pacebutler Corporation, an Oklahoma-based cell phone refurbishing and trading company.

Cell Phone Recycling and the Poison in Our Cell Phones

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 10:23:26 -0500

There are over 262 million cell phone subscribers in the US today. On the average, cell phone users replace old units every 18 months - over 100 million units are discarded every year. About 20 percent of these old phones are recycled or sent back to manufacturers for proper disposal. What is alarming is that 10% of these obsolete phones are thrown away by users - that's over 10 million cellular phones sent to rot and leach dangerous chemicals in our landfills. Don't throw away those cell phones If you're thinking of replacing your old cell phone with a new one, throwing it away should never be an option. Here's why: Cell phones and other electronic waste like TV sets, CRT monitors contain extremely toxic heavy metals and chemicals in batteries, circuit boards, and casing. Once landfilled, poisonous chemicals from mobile phones like lead, cadmium, mercury, polyvinyl chhloride (pvc),brominated flame retardants (BFRs), etc. can potentially contaminate nearby water sources and surrounding soil. How dangerous are these chemicals and metals? Lead Lead, found in cellular phone batteries and old computer monitors, is a poisonous metal that can damage nervous connections (especially in young children) and cause blood and brain disorders. **End Summary** Topics: cell phones]]> cell phone recycling]]> toxic chemicals]]> landfills]]> environment]]> health]]> mobile phone recycling]]> lead]]> mercury]]> ]]> About the Author: ]]> Michael Arms writes about cell phone recycling and toxic chemicals and other topics at the Pacebutler Recycling and Environmental Blog . You can sell, recycle, or donate cell phones through Pacebutler Corporation, an Oklahoma-based cell phone refurbishing and trading company.

How Cell Phones Help Fuel The War in Congo

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 11:16:45 -0500

Congo, or more accurately, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is said to be the Saudi Arabia of precious minerals. Gold, silver, diamonds, copper, uranium, and other minerals are found here in huge quantities. It is this richness in high-priced minerals, along with corruption and racism, that has brought unimaginable suffering to its people. Congo - a 21st century Tragedy Today, Congo is being wracked by a calamitous civil war - a conflict that is said to be the deadliest on the planet after the Second World War. The strife which started in 1996, has already claimed 5.4 million lives, and there's no end in sight. What is fueling this unending war of rape and genocide? The simple answer: the world's hunger for Congo's minerals. The southeastern Congo, where most of the mineral deposits are located, is controlled by dozens of warlords and rebel factions. It is a lawless land where violence is the norm and rape and massacres are effectively used to cow people into abject submission. **End Summary** Topics: Congo]]> cell phones]]> coltan]]> cell phone recycling]]> Congo gold]]> conflict metals]]> DRC]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Michael Arms contributes articles about Congo gold and cell phone recycling at the Pacebutler Recycling and Environmental blog. You can sell, donate, or recycle cell phones through Pacebutler Corporation, an Oklahoma-based cell phone recycling and trading company.

How To Run A Cell Phone Collection Drive Using Twitter

Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:55:16 -0500

Twitter has been the focus of much attention lately as celebrities, politicians, and marketers have flocked to the site to spread their messages to the world 140 characters at a time. If you're running a charity or non-profit, can you benefit from having a Twitter account? More importantly, can you use Twitter to gather support for your organization, raise funds, or run a community initiative like a cell phone recycling drive? What is Twitter? Twitter is a free micro-blogging platform in which users can broadcast their messages to their followers on the site. Each tweet (Twitter message) must be 140 characters or less in length and may contain any information - a remark, a quote, an answer to someone's question, a news item, or a link to a web page. So, is it a numbers' game - the more people following you on Twitter the larger the potential audience for your message? While a sizable following on Twitter is important, you will soon discover that the quality of your followers matters more than the number of people or accounts following you. Why use Twitter? Twitter is being used by over 6 million people on the planet today. **End Summary** Topics: recycling]]> cell phone recycling]]> cell phone collection]]> fund raising]]> non-profit]]> charity]]> Twitter]]> social media]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Michael Arms contributes cell phone recycling and other articles to the Pacebutler Recycling blog. You can sell, donate, or recycle cell phones through Pacebutler Corporation, an Oklahoma-based cell phone recycling and refurbishing company.

How To Run A Cell Phone Collection Drive For Your Charity or Non-Profit

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 09:22:54 -0500

Every charity organization or non-profit seems to be doing cell phone or computer collection drives these days. Is it still worthwhile for your organization to collect old cell phones to help raise funds? The answer, of course, is an unqualified yes. One hundred million cell phones are discarded every year in the US - just about 30% of these used phones are recycled or sent back to the manufacturers. The remaining 70% or so are reported as lost, given to friends, thrown in trash bins, or hidden in drawers. There's a huge supply of old cell phones out there and mobile phone trading companies, like Pacebutler Corporation of Edmond, Oklahoma, are still paying top dollar (as much as $75 per piece) for those old phones. Door to door collection Along with placing drop boxes and pasting notices in strategic public places, door-to-door collection is the traditional way of running cell phone collection drives. The advantage of this method is that you get to build relationships with the members of your community through person-to-person interaction and help spread your message (if that is a goal) while doing your used phone collection activities. **End Summary** Topics: cell phones]]> cell phone collection]]> fundraiser]]> charity]]> non-profit]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Michael Arms writes about recycling facts and other topics for the Pacebutler Recycling Blog. You can sell, recycle, or donate cell phones to charity and non-profit through Pacebutler Corporation, a US-based cellular phone trading and recycling company.

How to Donate Cell Phones To Charity or Non-Profit

Sun, 15 Nov 2009 10:14:51 -0500

Every year, 100 million cell phones are replaced or discarded in the United States. Less than 20% of this total are recycled or sent back to the manufacturers - the rest are lost, thrown to trash bins, or kept in drawers. Why donate or recycle cell phones? Cell phones are an important source for recyclable materials like plastic, glass, silver, gold, and coltan. Throwing away these old phones is basically equivalent to throwing away precious resources that could otherwise be reused to manufacture new cellular phones and other products. A grimmer aspect to cell phone recycling is the toxicity of some of the metals found in cell phones. Once deposited in landfills, dangerous chemicals leaching out of old phone casing and batteries like brominated fire retardants (BFR), cadmium, lead, and mercury have the potential to contaminate nearby underground water sources. These chemicals have been known to cause cancer, brain damage, and nervous system disorders, among a host of other illnesses. Donate cell phones to charity or non-profit Donating your used mobile phone to your favorite charity is a most viable option worth considering. **End Summary** Topics: donate cell phones]]> cell phones]]> used cell phones]]> old cell phones]]> non-profit]]> charity]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Michael Arms contributes cell phone recycling and other articles to the Pacebutler Recycling Blog . You can sell, recycle, or donate cell phones through Pacebutler Corporation, a US-based cell phone trading company.

Top 7 Benefits of Recycling

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:24:01 -0500

Recycling is a process - a series of activities, if you will, that includes: the collection and sorting of waste materials, the processing of these materials to produce brand new products, and the purchase and use of these new products by consumers. Recycling is more optimized and efficient if we practice the three R's of waste management: reduce, reuse, recycle. Reducing waste that otherwise get's carted off to the recycling centers or landfills is achieved through an intentional decrease in our purchases and consumption,composting of organic waste, and flat refusal to use disposable items like polystyrene and plastic bags. Reusing materials serve to lengthen a particular item's usage. Examples of this are: repurposing glass bottles into artistic lamp shades, giving your old cell phones to family or friends for reuse, and upcycling street trash bins into community swimming tubs. But, why recycle? Why go through all the trouble of recycling your garbage? How does recycling benefit us and the environment? Let's review the benefits of recycling: Recycling Helps Protect The Environment Recycling sharply reduces the amount of waste that gets deposited in our landfills or burned in incinerator plants. **End Summary** Topics: environment]]> recycling]]> conservation]]> benefits of recycling]]> recycling benefits]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Michael Arms contributes articles on recycling and other topics to the Pacebutler Recycling and Environment blog. Pacebutler is a cell phone recycling and trading company in the United States. You can sell, donate, or recycle cell phones through Pacebutler.

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch - A Primer

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 21:17:03 -0400

In recent months, media outlets and some celebrities have turned the spotlight on the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Last August, a team of scientists, oceanographers, researchers, and ocean-lovers set sail in an expedition, known as the Project Kaisei, to the area to find out more about the severity of this threat to the ocean ecosystem. What is the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? The Great Pacific Patch is a large swath of the ocean, estimated to be twice the size of Texas containing as much as 100 million tons of plastic garbage. In 1997, Captain Charles Moore, a California-based sea captain discovered the area, while passing through on his way home from a sailing race in Asia. The documentation and samples brought back by the researchers of Project Kaisei confirmed our worst fears - the area is much larger than was originally thought, it is filled with so much debris, and it is growing. How was it formed? The plastic now trapped in the patch have accumulated gradually through several decades from debris thrown or washed to the sea from the surrounding coastlines and from passing ships. **End Summary** Topics: Great Pacific Garbage Patch]]> pollution]]> recycling]]> oceans]]> e]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Michael Arms writes about recycling and other environmental topics for the Pacebutler Recycling Blog. Pacebutler Corporation is a cell phone recycling and trading company - you can sell, recycle, or donate cell phones to your preferred non-profit, through Pacebutler.

Top Recycling Facts

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:45:33 -0400

The US Environmental Protection Agency characterizes recycling as the "sorting, collecting, and processing materials to manufacture and sell them as new products." In a world facing multiple environmental issues like pollution and global warming, of which we are all guilty, recycling is one clear method to help cleanse the environment and prevent more waste from being piled up in our landfills and worse, in the world's oceans. Being apathetic is not one of our choices at this 11th hour. Here are some recycling facts to help us place in proper context just how crucial recycling is. Recycling saves energy and materials by lessening the need for fresh material for production. It also helps to protect the environment by scaling down on trash and pollution. It reduces the transmission of greenhouse fumes to the atmosphere by lowering incineration of trash and the utilization of petroleum for manufacturing and transport. Recycling facts about plastic In 1862, plastic was toasted as a practical and progressive breakthrough at the London World's Fair. Gradually, however, our opinion of plastic has suffered a drastic reversal. **End Summary** Topics: recycling facts]]> recycling]]> plastic recycling]]> paper recycle]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> Michael Arms writes about recycling facts and other topics for the Pacebutler Recycling Blog. Pacebutler Corporation is a U.S. cell phone trading company - you may sell, recycle, or donate cell phones to your favorite charity through Pacebutler.

Plastic Recycling Symbols Revisited

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 00:00:00 -0400

Have you ever wondered what these embossed icons on plastic containers or plastic bags mean? Time after time, we find ourselves curious about the meaning of these recycling symbols and their connection to environmental and health issues. Plastic recycling symbols show the types of resin used to create the plastic. These representations are established following the international Plastic Coding System, and are customarily illustrated as a number (from 1 through 7) enclosed by a triangle or a simplified triangular loop (also known as the Mobius loop), with an acronym of the specific resin used, right under the triangle. Here are summarized explanations of all of the 7 recycling symbols universally used, today: 1 - PET or PETE (Polyethylene Terephalate Ethylene) Light weight, low-cost, and easy to make, PET is the most prevalent plastic material in use today. PET is mostly used in softdrink bottles, food containers, and microwaveable food trays. It can be remade into paneling, fiber, carpet, etc. The necessity for this material among recyclers is quite strong, but until today, the recycling rate for this material has remained low at 20%. **End Summary** Topics: plastic]]> recycling]]> plastic recycling]]> plastic recycling symbols]]> bpa]]> bisphenol a]]> styrofoam recycling]]> environment]]> pollution]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> 'Michael Arms contributes articles the Pacebutler Recycling and Environmental blog. Pacebutler Corporation based Edmond, Oklahoma is a US trading company that pays cash for cell phones, in an online transaction. If you just want to dispose of your old cell phones in an environmentally-friendly manner, you may also recycle cell phones through Pacebutler.'

What Cradle To Cradle Recycling Can Do For Us?

Sun, 28 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0400

We promote and practice the three R's - "reduce, reuse, recycle" to mitigate the disastrous effect of our profligate way of life and frivolous products on nature, after which we sit back, satisfied in the notion that when we go green we're making the right choice. And why not? We've just helped reduce the volume of waste that's going to be dumped into our landfills (or worse, in the oceans), we've done our part in helping protect the environment. But, are we really choosing the best option when we recycle? Recycling, as we do it today, is in truth "downcycling" or "cradle to grave" recycling. This idea is expounded brilliantly by architect William McDonough and chemist Michael Braungart in their 2002 ground-breaking book, Cradle to Cradle: Remaking The Way We Make Things.â€ The stuff we make out of used materials are either inferior in quality (because of materials degradation or contamination) or use only very little of the original material (the rest deposited as poisonous waste in the country's dump sites). Compare this with how nature disposes of her excess. **End Summary** Topics: recycling]]> cradle to cradle]]> sustainability]]> environment]]> ]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> 'Michael Arms contributes articles to the Pacebutler Recycling and Environmental blog and maintains several Squidoo lenses on recycling and the environment. Pacebutler Corporation is one of several US trading companies which buy used cell phones directly from US cell phone users. You can also donate cell phones to your preferred charity or non-profit through Pacebutler.

Cell Phone Recycling - Reasons Why We Absolutely Must

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0400

Recycle cell phones? Absolutely! Did you know that you can actually recycle your old or used cell phones? If you're like most people, you probably have an old cell phone or two hidden in a drawer somewhere. In a few months or years, you'll rediscover these hidden phones and having no further use to you, these old units will most likely end up in your garbage bin and thence, in your city's landfill. But there's a better, more environmentally-responsible, even more profitable way to dispose of your old cell phones. Cell phone recycling is the answer. There may be around 700 million used or old cell phones in America today, with approximately 125 million discarded cell phones added every year. According to a study done by a market intelligence firm iSuppli Corporation in 2007, 36.8 percent stored their cell phones in their drawers, 10.2 percent threw their cell phones away or declared these as lost or stolen, and only 9.4 percent recycled their used or old cell phones. **End Summary** Topics: cell phone recycling]]> recycle cell phones]]> recycling cell phones]]> electronics recycling]]> recycling e-waste]]>]]> About the Author: ]]> 'Michael Arms contributes articles to the Pacebutler Recycling Blog and owns several Squidoo lenses dealing with recycling and environmental issues. You can read more cell phone recycling articles by Michael at the Pacebutler Recycling Blog. Find out how to recycle cell phones in the fastest and most convenient way online, today.