{"id":3391,"date":"2011-01-24T10:50:28","date_gmt":"2011-01-24T10:50:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=191"},"modified":"2019-04-12T10:53:16","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T10:53:16","slug":"cell-phone-recycling-at-high-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-recycling-at-high-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Cell Phone Recycling at High School"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThere is no point in throwing them away when you can do something to help with them,\u201d Whitley points out.  In order to raise awareness among their fellow students, those responsible for the campaign have begun putting up posters and distributing fliers, with a raffle to win a iPod Touch \u2013 donated to the school by a parent of a Magnolia West High School student \u2013 as a further incentive, with every person who hands in an old cellular phone to be recycled given a raffle ticket.<\/p>\n

Susan Maddox, West Student Council Advisor, says that the students are hoping to eventually have around one and a half thousand used cell phones donated by the end of the scheme.  \u201cIf every student brought one phone, that would really make a really big difference,\u201d she says.  Around ninety used cellular phones have been handed in so far, some of them as much as ten years old, with several so large and cumbersome they had to be brought in with carrying cases.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The student council at the Magnolia West High School in Houston has decided to take action on the environment, setting up its own cell phone recycling scheme for school students. Magnolia West High School student council member Jaiden Whitely said the council decided to pursue the project as one of their philanthropy assignments for the current school semester, and soon saw the benefits of persuading people to get into the cell phone recycling process rather than just throwing them out to end up as landfill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1824],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nCell Phone Recycling at High School<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-recycling-at-high-school\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Cell Phone Recycling at High School\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The student council at the Magnolia West High School in Houston has decided to take action on the environment, setting up its own cell phone recycling scheme for school students. Magnolia West High School student council member Jaiden Whitely said the council decided to pursue the project as one of their philanthropy assignments for the current school semester, and soon saw the benefits of persuading people to get into the cell phone recycling process rather than just throwing them out to end up as landfill.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-recycling-at-high-school\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SellCell.com Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2011-01-24T10:50:28+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2019-04-12T10:53:16+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Stack-of-mobile-phones.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Craig Timmins\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Craig Timmins\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-recycling-at-high-school\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-recycling-at-high-school\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Craig Timmins\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a4d62be8379104fed29053e9f9ef8be7\"},\"headline\":\"Cell Phone Recycling at High School\",\"datePublished\":\"2011-01-24T10:50:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-04-12T10:53:16+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-recycling-at-high-school\/\"},\"wordCount\":258,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Recycling\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-recycling-at-high-school\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-recycling-at-high-school\/\",\"name\":\"Cell Phone Recycling at High School\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2011-01-24T10:50:28+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-04-12T10:53:16+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-recycling-at-high-school\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-recycling-at-high-school\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-recycling-at-high-school\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Cell Phone Recycling at High School\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"SellCell.com Blog\",\"description\":\"Cell Phone News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"SellCell\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sellcell-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sellcell-logo.png\",\"width\":696,\"height\":696,\"caption\":\"SellCell\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a4d62be8379104fed29053e9f9ef8be7\",\"name\":\"Craig Timmins\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dbc6cde24b63255cb3e4a86585697f39?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dbc6cde24b63255cb3e4a86585697f39?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Craig Timmins\"},\"description\":\"Craig Timmins is a seasoned Digital Marketing Director with expertise in digital strategy, paid advertising, SEO, and content marketing. He has delivered impactful campaigns that boost visibility, generate high-quality leads, and drive business growth across the UK market. He thrives in fast-paced digital environments and is passionate about combining innovation with data-driven insights. By staying ahead of industry trends and leading collaborative teams, Craig consistently aligns marketing efforts with broader business objectives to deliver measurable success.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/author\/craig-timmins\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Cell Phone Recycling at High School","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-recycling-at-high-school\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Cell Phone Recycling at High School","og_description":"The student council at the Magnolia West High School in Houston has decided to take action on the environment, setting up its own cell phone recycling scheme for school students. Magnolia West High School student council member Jaiden Whitely said the council decided to pursue the project as one of their philanthropy assignments for the current school semester, and soon saw the benefits of persuading people to get into the cell phone recycling process rather than just throwing them out to end up as landfill.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-recycling-at-high-school\/","og_site_name":"SellCell.com Blog","article_published_time":"2011-01-24T10:50:28+00:00","article_modified_time":"2019-04-12T10:53:16+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/Stack-of-mobile-phones.jpg"}],"author":"Craig Timmins","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Craig Timmins","Estimated reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-recycling-at-high-school\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-recycling-at-high-school\/"},"author":{"name":"Craig Timmins","@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a4d62be8379104fed29053e9f9ef8be7"},"headline":"Cell Phone Recycling at High School","datePublished":"2011-01-24T10:50:28+00:00","dateModified":"2019-04-12T10:53:16+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-recycling-at-high-school\/"},"wordCount":258,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Recycling"],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-recycling-at-high-school\/","url":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-recycling-at-high-school\/","name":"Cell Phone Recycling at High School","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2011-01-24T10:50:28+00:00","dateModified":"2019-04-12T10:53:16+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-recycling-at-high-school\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-recycling-at-high-school\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/cell-phone-recycling-at-high-school\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Cell Phone Recycling at High School"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/","name":"SellCell.com Blog","description":"Cell Phone News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"SellCell","url":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sellcell-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/c9ac71a8282e1fecd95e-f07dbcddcacf0d4c572ea7178ee6902d.ssl.cf2.rackcdn.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/sellcell-logo.png","width":696,"height":696,"caption":"SellCell"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/a4d62be8379104fed29053e9f9ef8be7","name":"Craig Timmins","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dbc6cde24b63255cb3e4a86585697f39?s=96&d=blank&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/dbc6cde24b63255cb3e4a86585697f39?s=96&d=blank&r=g","caption":"Craig Timmins"},"description":"Craig Timmins is a seasoned Digital Marketing Director with expertise in digital strategy, paid advertising, SEO, and content marketing. He has delivered impactful campaigns that boost visibility, generate high-quality leads, and drive business growth across the UK market. He thrives in fast-paced digital environments and is passionate about combining innovation with data-driven insights. By staying ahead of industry trends and leading collaborative teams, Craig consistently aligns marketing efforts with broader business objectives to deliver measurable success.","url":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/author\/craig-timmins\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3391"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3391\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}