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Donate
your old cell phone to EARTHWORKS
Support our work and help keep toxic
metals out of the environment!
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Collective
Good
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The
human health and environmental impacts of cell phone waste
disposed in landfills or incinerated is grim. The EPA
classifies cellular phones as hazardous waste, due to their
content of lead, mercury, cadmium and arsenic. If thrown
in the trash, and sent to incinerators and landfills,
environmental contamination can occur from combustion and
leaching into soil and groundwater.
Here
are some alarming facts about cell phones you might not know:
- The
EPA estimates cell phones will be thrown away at a rate
of 130 million a year by 2005 that equals 65,000 tons of
waste containing toxic metals!
- There
are more than 500 million used cell phones in the U.S.
sitting in peoples drawers or in our landfills, and
another 125 million will be added this year alone!
EARTHWORKS
has teamed up with Collective
Good to either refurbish or recycle your old cell phones.
Proceeds from the collected phones will be used by EARTHWORKS
to support communities impacted by mining. Phones that
can not be reused will be recycled for their metals and
plastics in compliance with U.S. laws and regulations.
How
do I donate my used mobile phone?
You
can mail it to us directly:
EARTHWORKS
Cell Phone Recycling
1612 K Street NW #808
Washington DC 20006
Or
visit our partner website:
www.collectivegood.com
Be sure to select EARTHWORKS as the charity you wish to help
so Collective Good knows who to credit.
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Donated phones are tax-deductible as an in-kind donation
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