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What Really Happens When You Donate Cell Phones?
You may be wondering what really happens after you donate cell phones. Every cell phone is different, and the processes for disposal vary. The age, wear, and type of phone determines whether the phone will be reused or recycled. Phones that can be reused are usually newer models that need less work to get them into…
5 Things Not to Send Us When You Recycle Cell Phones
We love it when people recycle cell phones so we make it free and easy to support great causes and reduce the e-waste in our landfills. The only thing we ask is that you send us nothing but your phone and batteries. We accept chargers, but you can recycle them locally for free. You can also…
Your Old Phone Could Help A Domestic Violence Survivors
SecondWave Recycling in partnership with DoSomething.Org is continuing its efforts to assist domestic violence survivors through the end of the year. Do your part and donate a phone today! Here are a few sad set of statistics: One out of four American women will be a victim of domestic violence at some point in her…
It’s Fall and Time to Clean Out the Garage: Donate Cell Phones
A few weeks ago, some of my friends decided to clean out the garage. No one knew what was in that garage! After a few hours, I checked to see how they were doing and half of the garage was empty and on the driveway. I looked around the corner and saw their son laughing…
Erase Your Cell Phone Data Before You Donating
Before you donate cell phones, erase your cell phone data. We’ll do a “data wipe”, but this is something you should really want to do for yourself. If you’re like most people, there are probably photos and stuff from your internet history and love life that you’d like to keep private. People put all kinds…
Donate Cell Phones to Celebrate the Holidays!!
It’s never too soon to start thinking about how you can donate cell phones to celebrate the holidays. After all, advertisers start talking about Thanksgiving when you’ve barely got your kids back in school. Here are some ideas to get you started. Halloween Trick or Treating: You’re already going door to door so why not…
Save the Earth! Recycle Cell Phones
With the lifespan of the average cell phone being about 18-24 months due to cell phone contracts ending and the advances in cell phone technology, you end up with an old cell phone sitting in your drawer gathering dust for years or you maybe (gasp!) you throw it in the garbage. With the success of…
Recycle Old Cellphones to Help Victims of Domestic Violence
Here are two sad, seemingly unrelated sets of statistics. The first concerns domestic violence in America: One out of four American women will be a victim of domestic violence at some point in her life. Over 3 million children in the United States are directly affected by domestic violence. Each day in the United States,…
Phubbing? Americans do love their smartphones.
Phubbing is snubbing someone by paying attention to your phone instead of them in a social setting. Apparently a lot of people are tired of phone snubbing. An awareness campaign begging us all to stop it, started by a guy in Australia, has gone viral. The “Stop Phubbing” campaign, started by 23-year-old graduate student Alex…
The Unexpected Benefits of New Technology
Technology moves incredibly fast! If you are like many people, you probably have a drawer filled with gadgets that you bought with glee just a few years ago, and which quickly became obsolete. Remember cassette tapes and VHS? They’re nearly extinct now. Remember when CDs were all the rage? Now it is becoming increasing difficult…