Getting rid of old cell phones Jul17 '04
The problem with cell phones is the technology is constantly getting better, so their actual "use life" is about 1 and a half years, but usually less. Have you ever used a particular cell phone longer than that?
Old may still be good
If you’re like me, you’ve had numerous new phones over the years, and you may also be noticing a pile of old cell phones developing in your house.
These old cell phones can come in handy. In case your current one breaks for some reason, you can always revert to an old one, until you have enough money to buy a brand new one. With the advent of "Sim cards," taking your personal information out of one phone, and putting it in another, is extremely helpful, and a lifesaver.
Saying goodbye one last time
Although old cell phones may come in handy, they can also become a burden. What if you really don’t want to save your old phone? Or what if your current phone breaks beyond consideration for future use? What if you want to just get rid of it?
The image above is a common notice found on almost all cell phone boxes – when you buy new phone. It basically warns that "careless consumers" should be careful not to confuse old cell phones with the weekly trash collection.
But why not?
Well... it doesn’t really say. It just says, "Contains Lithium Ion battery." So I’m guessing that these types of batteries (contained in most cell phones) are corrosive to the environment, upon decay. Either that, or they are just too valuable to "not recycle." Either way, last time I checked, we don’t have a recycle bin for hazardous materials – only paper or plastic bins.
With almost every other person in the world owning a cell phone, you would think there would be better direction of exactly where to take old phones, in order to save the environment for hazardous materials (as if the environment isn’t damaged enough).
I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t mind taking my old and useless cell phones to the proper place. But where is that place? If it does exist, is there more than one within each state?
How can a "cell phone society" be so pressured to buy the latest cell phones, yet there’s never word on how to safely dispose of old ones?
Research results
After writing this brief article, I decided to see what Google presented me with. I found some very helpful articles and informational sites, on how and where to properly dispose of old cell phones. These links are important, so keep them in mind!
This one is appealing, simply because you can get money back.
Again, same principle.
Information on recycling your old phone.
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