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yosemite.epa.gov - 4/6/2009

04/02/2009: EPA Challenges Americans by Launching National Cell Phone Recycling Week: April 6-12

— yosemite.epa.gov — EPA Challenges Americans by Launching National Cell Phone Recycling Week: April 6-12 100 million recycled cell phones... save enough energy to power 18,500 homes Release date: 04/02/2009 Contact Information: Latisha Petteway, (202) 564-4355 / ... (more) 04/02/2009: EPA Challenges Americans by Launching ...

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epa.gov - 4/7/2009

Plug-In To eCycling | Partnerships | US EPA

— epa.gov — Conserves natural resources. Recycling recovers valuable materials from old electronics that can be used to make new... products. As a result, we reduce greenhouse gas emissions, reduce pollution, save energy, and save resources by extracting fewer raw ... (more) Plug-In To eCycling | Partnerships | US EPA

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supereco.com - 3/26/2009

Recycle junk mail at your post office

— supereco.com — Some days, all I get is junk mail. You, too? Going away for a week and stopping... mail for that time has often resulted in a stack of mail over a foot high. Where I pick up my mail these days, though, there's a big trash can labeled "Mixed Paper" in which I can toss all the ... (more) Recycle junk mail at your post office

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Sprint Wants to Recycle 250,000 Cell Phones in April
Environmental Leader — ... , which accepts all wireless phones, batteries, accessories and data cards, regardless of carrier or condition. Other Plug-In partners, including AT&T, Samsung, T-Mobile, and Verizon Wireless, are introducing a series of in-store promotions, contests, and giveaways as well as providing in-store and online recycling services to promote the EPA’s National Cell Phone Recycling Week. EPA estimates that enough energy would be saved to power more than 18,500 homes for a year if Americans recycled the 100 million cell phones that are no longer being used. The UK’s largest recycler ...

Waste-Free Wednesday: Recycled Cell Phones
The Green Parent — ... So if you’re in the market for a new phone, consider recycling your old phone to reduce your eco-impact.  Even better, take it one step further by seeking out a refurbished cell phone that will not only keep an old phone out of the landfill, it will also save you a ton of cash in the process. ...