This week ist he EPA’s “National Cell Phone Recycling Week,” Full Circle, a wireless evironomental services firm, is asking businesses across American to change their attitude and approach to cellular product disposal in the following ways:
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First, don’t discard previously used wireless inventory into the nation’s waste system.
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Second, rethink the process and learn about ways that the equipment can be responsibly recycled. Visit www.fullcirclewireless.com, www.epa.gov, and other industry sources to understand how businesses and community organizations can participate in programs that make good business, as well as environmental, sense.
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Third, say “yes” to cash back for properly dispensing used wireless inventory. Full Circle will pay businesses across America for their used cellular products, including standard cell phones, BlackBerrys and aircards - that’s money siphoned back into the participating business to directly impact their fiscal bottom line. And, Full Circle will pick up and/or ship the inventory free of charge, making the invitation to e-recycle a win-win solution for companies and for the planet.
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Fourth, when setting aside wireless products, the IT department of participating companies can contribute to the process by removing a cell phone’s SIM card, and erasing the memory. (Full Circle will conduct their own data cleansing process in accord with privacy policies before sending phones to third-parties for proper recycling or resale, but companies can aid in and streamline the process on a national level by assisting with this easy step.)
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Fifth, recognize that the actions of every wireless consumer and business in the U.S. can make a substantial difference. Responsible e-recycling begins at the individual level - and because of the volume of cell phones discarded each day, Americans acting in unison can change the future of our landfill problem. The efforts of Full Circle Wireless alone over the past seven years have resulted in the elimination of more than 50 metric tons of e-waste!
“According to the EPA, there are more than 100 million cell phones in the U.S. that are no longer in use,” says CEO Shelton Basham. “If we can help to alert even 1 percent of American businesses to change their behavior, we’ll be making a dent in this devastating environmental issue. We are urging companies in every vertical industry that utilize wireless products to consider making ‘The Complete Green Cellular Solution’ a part of their own credo and commitment to doing right by our planet.”
Many iPhone owners can get over $300 in some trade-in programs.. Full Circle Wireless offers $100 for an original iPhone and $330 for an iPhone 3GSl.