Category: Blog

  • Make an Impact by Donating Gently Used Smartphones

    If you have a smartphone, it is also likely that you have a drawer full of old used smartphones that you no longer use since upgrading. The frequency with which brands such as iPhone and Samsung come out with updated models means many individuals are left with extra phones that they do not know what to…

  • We Take Phones that One New York City Robber Turns Down

    You may have to donate cell phones if you’ve got a model so old that even a robber refuses to take it off your hands. A disappointed mugger in New York City handed a stolen cell phone back to his victim because it wasn’t up to his standards. Two men were recently confronted by armed robbers…

  • 5 Ways for Nonprofits to Collect Cell Phones for Easy Fundraising

    Recycling cell phones is an easy fundraising method that becomes even more profitable when you take advantage of all the ways your nonprofit can collect phones. These are 5 simple and effective methods to get you started. 1. Use your website If you don’t already have a “How You Can Help Us” section on your website,…

  • 3 Good reasons not to recycle cell phones…

    If you’re like many people, you probably got a brand new cell phone this year. Maybe it was a Christmas present from someone who wanted you to finally give up that old flip phone you’ve been hanging onto forever, or maybe you just decided to treat yourself to a new phone because you deserve it.…

  • Donate Cell Phones: 3 Weird Cell Phones, Infinite Good Causes

    When you donate cell phones, even the weirdest phone can help support a good cause. Go ahead and send us your standard model or something less ordinary. If you’ve got something stranger than these 3 cell phones lying around, we’d like to see it. Shape-Changing MorePhone: This flexible little guy curls up at the corners…

  • What Happens When You Recycle Cell Phones?

    It‘s only natural to wonder what’s going to happen when you recycle cell phones, right? That phone sat in your pocket for so long, it’s like an old friend. Do they just dump them all into a big melting vat and turn them into park benches?  Or maybe they break them into tiny pieces and…

  • Donate Cell Phones: Who’s Using My Cell?

    It’s a good question, and the short answer is: Someone who needs it. When you donate cell phones, in “gently used” condition they’re cleaned up, tweaked to bring them back to full working order, and then they might be passed along to people in need—like victims of domestic violence who rely on their cell phones…

  • 200 Million Good Reasons to Recycle Cell Phones

    If you didn’t know that you can recycle cell phones, you’re not alone. Almost 200 million broken, obsolete and unused phones are going to waste according to a recent University study. An analysis of state laws about e-waste disposal shows they’ve been mostly ineffective.  Saphores said that, “California’s Cell Phone Recycling Act has had some positive…

  • Life before touchscreen – Donate your old cell phones to us today!

    Technology is getting hard to keep up with these days.You are noticing all your family and friends, young and old, having the latest and greatest ‘cellphone’ on the market. Are you THAT person, the one who still has to flip or slide your phone to get to the keyboard? It’s okay if you are, but…

  • An easy way to clean out your junk drawer is to donate cell phones.

    We love our cell phones when we get them. We are amazed by the new features, the improved cameras, easier texting and we are excited to play the novel games installed. They are shiny, pretty new toys we pull out and brag about for weeks after the purchase. However, the months wear on and the…