MoreThanWaste.com - Push to recycle 130 million cell phones retired each year (05/11/2007)

Dexter, Mich. US: America Recycles Day is on Nov 15 and citizens are invited to join Keep America Beautiful (KAB), Sprint and ReCellular in recycling retired cell phones in the Cell Phone Round-Up. Together, everyone can help recycle the millions of cell phones sitting unused in drawers and closets across America.

The Round-Up is aimed at raising awareness about cell phone recycling and collect retired cell phones to benefit KAB. Keep America Beautiful affiliates across the country will be leading local and regional events to promote the Round-Up, pass out postage-paid recycling envelopes, and collect retired cell phones.

There are thought to be in excess of 130 million cell phones retired each year, equating to 65 thousand tons and the average person retires a cell phone every 16 months.

G. Raymond Empson, president of Keep America Beautiful said:

"The goal of the Cell Phone Round Up is to provide a fun way to show people how easy it is to recycle a retired cell phone, The best part of this program is virtually everyone has one or two unused, retired cell phones that could be recycled. With more than 130 million retired cell phones each year, we think it is vitally important that the cell phone industry provide an easy-to-use, free solution to safely recycle cell phones."

The Cell Phone Round-Up is a promotion of Keep America Beautiful's year-round "Wipe Out Wireless Waste" campaign, which is conducted with the support of Sprint and ReCellular.

Further information

For additional information about the Cell Phone Round-Up, please visit
http://www.thecellphoneroundup.com/.

Keep America Beautiful, Inc., established in 1953, is the nation's largest volunteer-based community action and education organization. This national nonprofit forms public-private partnerships and programs that engage individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community environments. The Great American Cleanup(TM) is the organization's signature program that mobilizes millions of volunteers to improve their communities through hands-on participation. For more information on "Wipe Out Wireless Waste" or to locate a local Keep America Beautiful affiliate, visit http://www.kab.org/.

Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two robust wireless networks serving 54 million customers at the end of the second quarter 2007; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international walkie-talkie capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. For more information, visit http://www.sprint.com/.

ReCellular - With offices in the United States, Hong Kong, and Brazil, ReCellular Inc. is the world's foremost collector, reseller and recycler of used cell phones and accessories. We provide solutions for the collection, reuse and recycling of used personal electronics that generate financial return for our partners, quality products for our customers, funding for charity organizations, and protection of the environment. Corporate and wholesale information is available at http://www.recellular.com/.

Web sites: http://www.thecellphoneroundup.com/
http://www.recellular.com/
http://www.sprint.com/
http://www.kab.org/

[This article is based on a press release form PRNewswire with original source: ReCellular]


	Push to recycle 130 million cell phones retired each year (05/11/2007) Dexter, Mich. US: America Recycles Day is on Nov 15 and citizens are invited to join Keep America Beautiful (KAB), Sprint and ReCellular in recycling retired cell phones in the Cell Phone Round-Up. Together, everyone can help recycle the millions of cell phones sitting unused in drawers and closets across America. The Round-Up is aimed at raising awareness about cell phone recycling and collect retired cell phones to benefit KAB. Keep America Beautiful affiliates across the country will be leading local and regional events to promote the Round-Up, pass out postage-paid recycling envelopes, and collect retired cell phones. There are thought to be in excess of 130 million cell phones retired each year, equating to 65 thousand tons and the average person retires a cell phone every 16 months. G. Raymond Empson, president of Keep America Beautiful said: "The goal of the Cell Phone Round Up is to provide a fun way to show people how easy it is to recycle a retired cell phone, The best part of this program is virtually everyone has one or two unused, retired cell phones that could be recycled. With more than 130 million retired cell phones each year, we think it is vitally important that the cell phone industry provide an easy-to-use, free solution to safely recycle cell phones." The Cell Phone Round-Up is a promotion of Keep America Beautiful's year-round "Wipe Out Wireless Waste" campaign, which is conducted with the support of Sprint and ReCellular. Further information For additional information about the Cell Phone Round-Up, please visit http://www.thecellphoneroundup.com/. Keep America Beautiful, Inc., established in 1953, is the nation's largest volunteer-based community action and education organization. This national nonprofit forms public-private partnerships and programs that engage individuals to take greater responsibility for improving their community environments. The Great American Cleanup(TM) is the organization's signature program that mobilizes millions of volunteers to improve their communities through hands-on participation. For more information on "Wipe Out Wireless Waste" or to locate a local Keep America Beautiful affiliate, visit http://www.kab.org/. Sprint Nextel offers a comprehensive range of wireless and wireline communications services bringing the freedom of mobility to consumers, businesses and government users. Sprint Nextel is widely recognized for developing, engineering and deploying innovative technologies, including two robust wireless networks serving 54 million customers at the end of the second quarter 2007; industry-leading mobile data services; instant national and international walkie-talkie capabilities; and a global Tier 1 Internet backbone. For more information, visit http://www.sprint.com/. ReCellular - With offices in the United States, Hong Kong, and Brazil, ReCellular Inc. is the world's foremost collector, reseller and recycler of used cell phones and accessories. We provide solutions for the collection, reuse and recycling of used personal electronics that generate financial return for our partners, quality products for our customers, funding for charity organizations, and protection of the environment. Corporate and wholesale information is available at http://www.recellular.com/. Web sites: http://www.thecellphoneroundup.com/ http://www.recellular.com/ http://www.sprint.com/ http://www.kab.org/ [This article is based on a press release form PRNewswire with original source: ReCellular]