Recycle Your Cell Phones

Recycle Your Cell Phones

July 8, 2005

Throwing old cell phones in the garbage is a bad for the environment. Many websites are offering a new way to recycle old cell phones. Websites are offering cash and gift certificated for your old cell phone.

Many of the companies fix broken cell phones, sale them to cell phone companies, give them to charity organizations or part them out. Even the trace amounts of gold inside the cell phone can be melted down and reused.

Some cell phones can be worth up to $100 but most of the phones are worth $5-20. The company's offer free shipping and some will even send out a box for the phone to be shipped in, making it as convenient as possible.

"The best rationale would be it's easy, it's free and it helps the environment," said Heine, who is chief executive of CollectiveGood, the cell phone recycling company that also runs RipMobile.

The most popular websites that pay for old cell phones are www.ripmobile.com, www.cellforcash.com, and www.oldcellphone.com. Be sure to check into one of these options the next time you upgrade your old cell phone.

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