{"id":764,"date":"2011-08-18T11:32:40","date_gmt":"2011-08-18T11:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.sellcell.com\/blog\/?p=764"},"modified":"2019-04-12T10:52:58","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T10:52:58","slug":"life-after-you-recycling-your-old-cell-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/life-after-you-recycling-your-old-cell-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Life After You: Recycling Your Old Cell Phone"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/green-recycle.gif\"><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-765\" title=\"green-recycle\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/green-recycle.gif\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\"><\/noscript><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-765 lazyload\" title=\"green-recycle\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%22%20viewBox%3D%220%200%20180%20120%22%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" alt width=\"180\" height=\"120\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.sellcell.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/green-recycle.gif\"><\/a>Despite the increasing amount of information out there regarding cell phone recycling, there are some people somewhat at a loss about what to do with an old cell phone once they\u2019re done with it.&nbsp; If you are one of those people, I am glad you are here \u2013 because I want to talk to you about recycling.<\/p>\n<p>According to a survey by MyWireless.org, over 84% of the people they contacted were aware that recycling an old cell phone or other gadget was possible.&nbsp; But only around 54% had actually ever recycled theirs when they were done with it.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Environmental Protection Agency, recycling one million old cell phones can save enough energy to provide over 185 households with electricity for a year.<\/p>\n<p>It is common knowledge that cell phones are e-waste, which means that when disposed of improperly, they pose a health hazard.&nbsp; Recycling an old cell phone is one way of doing that.<\/p>\n<p>When you recycle your old cell phone, its life doesn\u2019t end with you.&nbsp; It goes on to be refurbished; perhaps gaining new life in a developing country.&nbsp; It goes on to be stripped down for parts; with precious metals being reused to minimize the need for harmful mining and plastics being reused to create other components or plastic products.<\/p>\n<p>Nearly every bit of your recycled old cell phone is reusable and what isn\u2019t is ensured of proper disposal when recycled through a reputable recycling company.<\/p>\n<p>Sell Cell works with the best recyclers in the US.&nbsp; Why not give us a try now?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Despite the increasing amount of information out there regarding cell phone recycling, there are 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