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We love ReCellular and their ongoing efforts to increase the availability and consumer awareness of mobile phone recycling. That being said, we’re glad to see their last year numbers: in total the company has collected and processed 5.5 million phones for reuse and recycling in 2008, a 35% increase year-over-year.
And here are some other interesting highlights from ReCellular’s 2008 report:
- Mentioned 5.5 million phones collected weigh as much as three Boeing 747-400s
- The company’s donate-a-phone programs raised $4 million for charitable causes and grassroots organizations, from local Boy Scout troops to the national “Cell Phones for Soldiers” program
- ReCellular’s 102 point data-removal process deleted an average of 5 MB of information per handset, totaling in about 10 terabytes of personal contacts, e-mail, photos and financial information from donated phones
- 1.2 million pounds of materials, including handsets, batteries, phone chargers and accessories, and paper and plastic shipping materials have been recycled
- 21,000 pounds of copper, 954 pounds of silver, and 96 pounds of gold from recycled circuit boards and electronics accessories have been reclaimed
It’s good to see ReCellular’s numbers growing as more people learn about mobile phone recycling… More information about ReCullular’s 2008 Report is available from this page.
About The Author
Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
