• http://www.ripmobile.com sellers can exchange the phones for cash or goods.
• http://Www.phonefund.com offers cell-phone redemption as a fundraising activity.

http://www.cellforcash.com allows the seller to research the proposed redemption value of the phone based on its brand, model, and age. After registering, they receive a prepaid shipping label so they can pack up and send in their old phones with as little trouble as possible.

• Phones4Life provides cell phones with free 911 service to seniors and the disabled. Look for their boxes in your local library, or to donate call 212-730-4699, or log onto http://www.phones4life.org.

• To Recycle audio cassettes, video tapes, computer disks call Green Disk - 1-800-305-DISK, or log on to http://www.greendisk.com

With both the ever-increasing number of cell-phone users (www.cnn.com reports the tally will surpass 1 billion in 2009) and the rapidly improving technologies that compel the techno-savvy to continuously upgrade, the waste implications are considerable.

Although each phone is small, they contain a number of highly toxic materials including arsenic, lead, nickel and zinc. ref?

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Cell Phone recycling