You had mentioned Goodwill as place to drop off things for recycling or like I like to say, re-purposing. Not only does depositing old items to your local Goodwill do good for the environment but also helps but those with barriers to employment to work.

We partnered up with Goodwill Industries of Central Texas to conduct a massive cell phone drive in the City of Austin. It took place from mid October to November 13th. We are still collecting phone donations and we have surpassed the 100 phone mark. The good thing is that any old cell phones donated to this drive will help raise funds for their organization. Good for the environment, good for the community and great for those making the donations.

I think people inherently know not to throw away old cell phones. That probably explains why on average in cell phone user households there are 2.5 old cell phone stashed away somewhere. It is also estimated that there are over 500 million old cell phones in American households and offices. When you take into account that one disposed cell phone improperly can contaminate ten’s of thousands of gallons of water, WE HAVE A HUGE PROBLEM ON OUR HANDS and we must work together.

One initiative that we have is that we are able to work with companies, non-profits and organizations on implementing a cell phone collection tool on their site, branded for them and for their cause.

Keep up the great work and I look forward to reading future posts.