MoreThanWaste.com - 'Go Green' on America Recycles Day (12/11/2007)

MORRISTOWN, N.J., US: Verizon Wireless is encouraging wireless customers to recycle their redundant wireless equipment, in advance of America Recycles Day on Nov 15.

The company was the first wireless carrier in the nation to collect and recycle old cell phones and has done so since January 1999. It started in New York and New Jersey and then spread across the U.S.

Verizon is offering advice to customers on the three Rs and how to 'go green' while saving money and the environment.

Recycling

Consumers and businesses can recycle their no-longer-used wireless phones through the Verizon Wireless HopeLine(R) program. HopeLine accepts wireless phones and accessories in any condition from any manufacturer or service provider. Phone, battery and accessories can be left at any Verizon Wireless Communications Store and the company says it will dispose of them in an environmentally sound way.

HopeLine has managed to collect 4.2m wireless phones, properly disposed of nearly 1m and in cooperation with Call2Recycling ™ recycled over 170,000 pounds of batteries keeping more than 200 tonnes of electronic waste and batteries out of landfill.

Reuse

Phones collected through HopeLine are refurbished, resold and reused whenever possible. As an added bonus, proceeds from HopeLine are donated to domestic violence advocacy groups or used to purchase wireless phones for survivors.

As a result HopeLine, Verizon Wireless has donated over $4 million in cash grants, more than 45,000 phones with airtime to domestic violence prevention organizations. Locally, HopeLine's direct and in-kind donations total nearly $700,000 including more than $150,000 to the New York City Family Justice Center Initiative.

Energy saving (Reduce)

Verizon also recommends switching off recharge units when not in use. When left plugged in, empty cell-phone chargers consume standby or 'phantom' energy. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates appliances and home electronics are responsible for about 20 percent of a typical home's energy bill.

Further information

For additional information about HopeLine, visit www.verizonwireless.com/hopeline.

Verizon Wireless says that it operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 63.7 million customers. The largest U.S. wireless company and largest wireless data provider, based on revenues, Verizon Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, NJ, with 68,000 employees nationwide. The company is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD).

Web site: http://www.verizonwireless.com/
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[This article is adapted from a press release from PRNewswire with an original source of Verizon Wireless]


	'Go Green' on America Recycles Day (12/11/2007) MORRISTOWN, N.J., US: Verizon Wireless is encouraging wireless customers to recycle their redundant wireless equipment, in advance of America Recycles Day on Nov 15. The company was the first wireless carrier in the nation to collect and recycle old cell phones and has done so since January 1999. It started in New York and New Jersey and then spread across the U.S. Verizon is offering advice to customers on the three Rs and how to 'go green' while saving money and the environment. Recycling Consumers and businesses can recycle their no-longer-used wireless phones through the Verizon Wireless HopeLine(R) program. HopeLine accepts wireless phones and accessories in any condition from any manufacturer or service provider. Phone, battery and accessories can be left at any Verizon Wireless Communications Store and the company says it will dispose of them in an environmentally sound way. HopeLine has managed to collect 4.2m wireless phones, properly disposed of nearly 1m and in cooperation with Call2Recycling ™ recycled over 170,000 pounds of batteries keeping more than 200 tonnes of electronic waste and batteries out of landfill. Reuse Phones collected through HopeLine are refurbished, resold and reused whenever possible. As an added bonus, proceeds from HopeLine are donated to domestic violence advocacy groups or used to purchase wireless phones for survivors. As a result HopeLine, Verizon Wireless has donated over $4 million in cash grants, more than 45,000 phones with airtime to domestic violence prevention organizations. Locally, HopeLine's direct and in-kind donations total nearly $700,000 including more than $150,000 to the New York City Family Justice Center Initiative. Energy saving (Reduce) Verizon also recommends switching off recharge units when not in use. When left plugged in, empty cell-phone chargers consume standby or 'phantom' energy. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates appliances and home electronics are responsible for about 20 percent of a typical home's energy bill. Further information For additional information about HopeLine, visit www.verizonwireless.com/hopeline. Verizon Wireless says that it operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and data network, serving 63.7 million customers. The largest U.S. wireless company and largest wireless data provider, based on revenues, Verizon Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, NJ, with 68,000 employees nationwide. The company is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Web site: http://www.verizonwireless.com/ http://www.verizonwireless.com/hopeline http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia [This article is adapted from a press release from PRNewswire with an original source of Verizon Wireless]