Gazelle - consumer electronics recycling An online service that offers money for old Cell Phones, MP3 Players, Digital Cameras, Laptops, GPS Devices, Gaming Consoles, Camcorders, Satellite Radios, Portable Hard Drives, etc. They also have a program where you can have a recycling drive and the resulting money can be donated to a good cause.
GreenDisk GreenDisk provides secured, audited disposal of intellectual property stored on electronic media and other technotrash. The resulting materials are then used to manufacture the GreenDisk branded line of office supplies.
Plug-In To eCycling Environmental Protection Agency's campaign to encourage cell phone recycling. Good general information and fact sheets. Ex: "Recycling all of the 100 million cell phones ready for end of life management in the US would save enough energy to power more than 194,000 US households with electricity for one year."
Re-using Mobile Phones for Developing World CollectiveGood has mobile phone collection campaigns; consumers are offered a socially and environmentally responsible means of disposing of their old mobile phones, charities generate newfound funds to further their missions. Another goal is to bridge the digital divide by providing affordable modern communications to citizens in the developing world. The low-cost, refurbished mobile phones are usually used to provide affordable wireless service throughout the Caribbean, Latin America, Eastern Europe and India. All unusable mobile phones are disposed of in accordance with all local and national environmental standards.
Wipe Out Wireless Waste campaign Keep America Beautiful's campaign to recycle mobile phone equipment, and in turn provides funding to Keep America Beautiful and its network of affiliates that supports diverse hands-on stewardship activities such as cleanups of public lands and waterways, tree and flower plantings, and recycling activities. DOWNLOAD and PRINT a free, postage-paid mailing label; AFFIX the label to an envelope or box; INSERT your wireless phone, battery, and any accessories; DROP it in the mail.
eCycling-US EPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency general information page on recycling electronics. Information on reducing the environmental impact of electronics at the end of their useful life through reuse and donation, recycling, and buying greener electronics
