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What Can You Do With Your Old Cell Phone?

No, you cannot just shoot them in a garbage can. Damaged cell phones are actually health risks. They contain zinc, lead, arsenic and other harmful components that can possibly cause serious health conditions if they are not disposed of properly. In some states, law prohibits irresponsible disposing of cell phones. Verizon Wireless spearheaded the call for recycling cell phones. Mobile phone users are encouraged to drop their old cell phones to any Verizon Wireless stores. The company would recycle or sell your old phones and the proceeds would directly go to the Verizon Wireless HopeLine program.

Cell phones that are collected by Verizon are recycled and donated to survivors of domestic violence. Some of the old cell phones are also sold and the money goes to the Hopeline Phone Recycling Program. So if you happen to need a refurbished phone, you can drop by a Verizon Wireless store and join their cause and at the same time, get a working phone for yourself. This project has been on going for ten years now and the program has successfully reached out to a lot of domestic violence victims.

To date, Verizon Wireless collected more than 4.2 million cell phones. A million mobile phones are disposed of properly and 200 tons of electronic waste was kept away from landfills. A total of 170,000 lbs. of batteries were also recycled. Since 1999, Verizon Wireless already donated over $4 million to organizations whose aim is to prevent domestic violence. Over 45,000 cell phones where also given to these organizations with inclusion of airtime.

Aside from helping victims of domestic violence, Verizon Wireless is also actively protecting Mother Nature. Disposing cell phones improperly can actually harm the environment. With Verizon Wireless' call to recycle old phones, damaged mobile phones are kept away from garbage cans and landfills.

So if you happen to get a brand new smartphone last Christmas, why don't you donate your old phone to Verizon Wireless Hopeline Phone Recycling Program and help bring a smile to the victims of domestic violence and help bring a smile to Mother Nature too.