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!
