November 24, 2003
Trade group promotes cell phone recycling
According to Wireless Week magazine, more than 60 percent of Americans discard their used wireless phones rather than recycle them.
In a reader poll, the magazine found 61.7 percent of participants slip their old phones into a drawer and forget about them rather than recycle them or give them away to worthy causes. [The Washington Times]
The Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association is promoting "Donate A Phone," a program tied to the holiday shopping season that helps people find ways to get rid of old phones in a productive manner.
And the CTIA has also set up a Web site at recyclewirelessphones.com to give consumers more information about environmentally sound ways to dispose of old wireless devices.
Related articles:
Cell phone makers connect for recycling program
Recycling Program a Tough Cell
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