Tag Archives: Cell phone recycling

Only 10% of cell phones are recycled

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Think Outside The Bin

Did You Know? Only 1 in 10 cell phones is recycled each year, and that means valuable—and toxic— materials like copper, plastics and heavy metals are being burned in trash incinerators or buried in landfills. Toxic materials are getting into … Continue reading →

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Battery Collection sites make it easy to recycle rechargeable batteries

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Think Outside The Bin

CALL2RECYCLE Did you realize that many states and federal laws require rechargeable batteries to be recycled?  Call 2 Recycle just announced a record-breaking 6.7 million pounds of rechargeable batteries collected in 2010.  It is free and easy to recycle your used rechargeable … Continue reading →

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