Secondwave Recycling

Tag: donate cell phones

  • Earth Week is here!

    Happy Earth Week! This week is an exciting week for us at SecondWave Recycling. We’ve got our month-long Earth Day collection campaign going on at the Seattle, Portland and the Bay Area WeWork locations; in addition we are hosting a pop-up cell phone repair shop at all three Seattle WeWork locations this week, as well…

  • Portland and San Francisco WeWork join Earth Day campaign!

    It’s April and the countdown to Earth Day has begun! We’ve mentioned in the last post that SecondWave has joined forces with WeWork Seattle to collet old phone donations to help our friends at 5Gyres. We’re happy to announce that additional WeWork locations including Portland and San Francisco have joined our Earth Day campaign!

  • 3 Steps to Donating Cell Phones

    Looking to get rid of that old cell phone of  yours in your junk drawer? Donating cell phones to a great cause is better than letting it collect dust. Before you donate cell phones , there are three things you should do:

  • 12 Awesome Reasons to Donate Cell Phones

    Why donate your cell phones, you ask? While I’m sure it’s having a great time gathering dust in your drawer, don’t you think your old buddy would have more fun living a life of purpose? There are more than 130 million cell phones just like yours in the United States sitting in drawers waiting for…

  • Donating Gently Used Smartphones Makes an Impact for Father’s Day

    Donating gently used smartphones makes an impact anytime, but it’s especially important for Father’s Day. Here’s why we think so… This year you can show Dad some love while protecting the environment and supporting charities that your family cares about. We have some ideas that any family can pull off.

  • 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…

  • 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,…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…