February 16, 2006
Your Old Cell Phone Could Help Save a Gorilla
You can help save a gorilla by donating your old cell phone to the Smithsonian National Zoo in Washington.
According to WTOP News, "the group, Friends of the National Zoo, is collecting the old cell phones, their batteries and accessories. The materials will be recycled or refurbished in an effort to cut down on both waste and the mining of coltan in the Congo, where wild gorillas are threatened. Coltan is used to coat components of cell phones."
Just bring your used cell phone to the Zoo's Visitor Center and drop it in the collection box at the front desk.
Related article:
-- Making cell phones hurts Gorillas
Related Donate-your-cell-phone campaigns for various causes:
-- Donate your (old) cell phone to help out Hurricane Katrina Victims
-- Old mobile phones to help Tsunami plight
-- Phone fight against home violence
Why it's so important to recycle cell phones - people are literally dying for them:
-- Recycled phones and "blood Tantalum"
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