Do you have an old cell phone lying useless in a drawer? If it still works, it could be worth $30 or more –- enough to balance the emissions of a small car for a year. TerraPass and RIPMobile are offering to accept your old cell phones in exchange for gift certificates for TerraPass products.
People buy and toss out cell phones every day. RIPMobile estimates that there are 850 million unused cell phones in the U.S. Since cell phones contain lead, cadmium, mercury, beryllium and arsenic, they become toxic waste when they end up in a landfill. By recycling your phone you help to protect local water and food supplies from toxins, while making industry less dependent on destructive new mining for metals. You are also getting functional phones into the hands of people who need them.
Reselling a used cell phone is far more energy efficient than manufacturing a new one. All materials accepted by RIPMobile and not sold for refurbishment or reuse are recycled according to the highest environmental standards. RIPMobile handles all materials according to EPA standards and in compliance with the stringent requirements of the Basel Action Network.
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