Over 125 million wireless phones are being discarded every year, and that
means over 65,000 tons of wireless waste. Unfortunately, many old phones
wind up in landfills. Even phones that are turned in to recycling drives
are often harvested for their most valuable parts, leaving most of the equipment
(and some of the most dangerous materials) to still wind up in landfills.
That's why Keep America Beautiful has partnered with Sprint Nextel and
ReCellular to create "Wipe Out Wireless Waste" - a ZERO WASTE solution to
ease the growing electronics waste problem, and to raise funds for environmental
and community improvement projects nationwide.
By recycling
your own phones, and collecting them from friends, classmates, and others
in your community, YOU can be part of the solution! And it's extremely easy.
Just visit the Keep America Beautiful website and click on the "Wipe Out
Wireless Waste" banner. Simply print out the postage paid reply label,
put it on a box or envelope that you've filled with phones, then drop it in
the mail. KAB will receive all proceeds, which will be channeled directly
into litter prevention, waste reduction, and beautification projects
in communities from coast to coast.
What can you do to improve
the environment? This is one call you have to answer!
