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Have You Rebooted?

Aug-17-2009 By Barbara
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No, I don’t mean your computer.  There there’s a good website called -haveUrebooted.com, where you can get a free mail-in label or  find a drop- off location near you.

Did you know cell phones are one of the least recycled electronics in the world?  Over 100 million go out of use every year in the US alone.   They are horrible for the environment, if they get thrown away, and every part of them can be recycled.

Many of us reboot, when we upgrade or change carriers.  Most of the cell phone stores are drop-off locations, or are participating in the reboot program.  So, why reboot?  Well,  it’s free and easy, it’s green and good for the environment, and it saves energy.   When you recycle your cell phone, it helps recover valuable materials used in the manufacturing process.  It  also helps prevent unnecessary mining of these raw materials, that can be reused.

The EPA has targeted recycling cell phones, because as hard as it may be to believe, only 10% of all cell phones are recycled each year.  This is because most people don’t know where to recycle them.  By recycling cell phones, we are making a significant contribution to help save the environment.  It is also beneficial to those in need, even our soldiers overseas.  In fact, recycling just a million cell phones, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, equivalent to taking 33 cars off the road for a year.  A “green” step in the right direction.

At haveurebooted.com, you can host a reboot fundraiser for your organization, or you can request to have a reboot drop-off box at your place of business.  You can even register to win reboot gift cards, valued at up to $500!  But, it doesn’t end there.   You can get your creative juices flowing, and create an original commercial about recycling cellphones.  Then, you post it in response to the HaveUrebooted video at You-tube.  If your video is chosen, you could win a Dell laptop!

So, clean out your junk drawer, recycle (reboot) that old cell phone, and get creative, and most of all have FUN!  Here’s to you and working toward a better tomorrow!


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14 COMMENTS
  1. Dr.Prahallad Panda Said,

    Very nice piece of information.
    .-= Dr.Prahallad Panda´s last blog ..Pain by the side of wrist =-.

  2. Barbara Rae Said,

    @ Dr. Prahallad Panda,

    Thanks for stopping by and commenting. I’m glad you found the information useful ! :)

  3. vein Said,

    I still have the first and only cell phone I bought :) I wuv my iPhone
    .-= vein´s last blog ..The Food of Love =-.

  4. Diane Scott Said,

    Excellent information Barbara, thank you! I’m about to replace all three of our VTech phones for the pure and simple fact that the batteries for all three would run about $10 more than just getting a whole new set of phones (stupid but true). I’ll be sure to remember your post when the time comes!
    .-= Diane Scott´s last blog ..Web Hosting Geeks Revisited and Highly Recommended =-.

  5. Barbara Rae Said,

    @ Diane Scott,

    I’m glad you found the information helpful and useful! Thanks for taking the time to comment! :)

  6. Barbara Rae Said,

    @ vein,

    Well, of course you love your iPhone! :)

  7. recycled toner cartridge seller Said,

    I’ve got a lot of old cellphones that I have yet to dispose. I hope I can find there’s a drop off location near my area.

    Thanks for this info. ;)

  8. Barbara Rae Said,

    @ recycled toner cartridge seller,

    There are many participating cell phone stores. If you can’t find one in your area, go back to the site and get a free shipping label sent to you. Where there’s a will there’s a way! Thanks for commenting and for your effort! :)

  9. ConnieFoggles Said,

    I just saw a recycle box in my cell phone store. I’ve given our old phones to the sheriff’s dept here. They give them to people that need them just to dial 911.

  10. Barbara Rae Said,

    @ Connie Foggles,

    You did good ! Thanks for recycling them! :)

  11. lvs Said,

    I never realized that the little cell phone could be such a problem. You actually mean cell phone manufacturing is more polluting than all the cars in the world?
    .-= lvs´s last blog ..The Steam Engine Did it! =-.

  12. lvs Said,

    I really dont even know how to recycle them other than giving it to someone poor who could use it instead of buying a new one?
    .-= lvs´s last blog ..The Steam Engine Did it! =-.

  13. Barbara Rae Said,

    @ lvs,

    It’s not so much the manufacturing process, as it is the improper disposal of them, when they wind up in a landfill.

  14. Barbara Rae Said,

    @ lvs,

    Your idea is good as far as giving to the poor. You can check with cell phone stores in your area. Most of them have a recycle program, where you can drop them off, even if you don’t want to buy another phone! :)