1.0SellCell.com Bloghttps://www.sellcell.com/blogCraig Timminshttps://www.sellcell.com/blog/author/craig-timmins/EPA TARGETS CELL PHONE RECYCLINGrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="3Zt4kuTUBv"><a href="https://www.sellcell.com/blog/epa-targets-cell-phone-recycling/">EPA TARGETS CELL PHONE RECYCLING</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.sellcell.com/blog/epa-targets-cell-phone-recycling/embed/#?secret=3Zt4kuTUBv" width="600" height="338" title="“EPA TARGETS CELL PHONE RECYCLING” — SellCell.com Blog" data-secret="3Zt4kuTUBv" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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The EPA has targeted old cell phones as a big issue due to lack of understanding on the part of the general public on how to recycle the products. Despite the increasing number of old cell phone disposal sites, an EPA spokesperson says that “Only about ten percent of cell phones are turned in for reuse and recycling annually”.https://www.sellcell.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/Nokia-C1_01_C1_02.gif