iRecyclePhones.com Plants a Tree for Every Used Cell Phone Donated
April 23, 2008 5:42 AM | Interesting | Comments (0)
Each year over 100 million used cell phones are discarded, filling landfills with toxic chemicals that present environmental hazards to the planet's already fragile ecosystems. The fact we cut down 4 billion - plus trees annually only reinforces our need to take action. iRecyclePhones.com is a company dedicated to making a positive difference one phone at a time. i RecyclePhones.com recycles used cell phones that would have otherwise ended up in landfills. In addition, iRecyclePhones.com has partnered with the nation's oldest nonprofit citizens' conservation organization, American Forests, and will plant a tree for each cell phone donated starting Earth Day, April 22. The DotCells, Inc. owned company, based in Fountain Valley, Ca. encourages people who have used cell phones that are not utilized to visit the site and print the free shipping label. |  |
Used cell phones of all makes and models are accepted. There is no limit to the number of cell phones a person can donate. With each used cell phone donation received, iRecyclePhones.com and American Forests will plant one tree in a location in need of environmental restoration.
iRecyclePhones.com President, Lonnie Jones, saw the benefits of joining forces with American Forests' Global ReLeaf program, that aims to protect, restore and enhance the natural capital of trees and forests. Combined with the public's help, trees will be planted to restore areas damaged by wildfire, where critical wildlife habitat has been lost, and to clean our air and water.
In addition to populating our planet with trees, iRecyclePhones.com provides an environmentally safe alternative to disposing of used cell phones. It's a fact that each year, discarded cell phones generate over 65,000 tons of waste worldwide. This waste releases toxic chemicals including arsenic, antimony, beryllium, cadmium, copper, lead, nickel and zinc into the environment, damaging ecosystems and presenting severe health hazards to humans. iRecyclePhones.com combats these risks by safely recycling and reusing used cell phone parts.
In celebration of Earth Day, iRecyclePhones.com encourages the public to learn more about the damage used cell phones inflict on our environment while reinforcing the importance of recycling. For additional information on how to recycle cell phones please visit http://www.irecyclephones.com.
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