Company Offers Money for Your Old Cell Phone

Non-profit groups and individuals are looking for used cellular phones that can be reused for cash. An estimated 100 million retired phones represent a hidden treasure for non-profit groups.

(PRWEB) March 20 2004--Now that you can keep your mobile phone number, wireless phone companies are stepping all over each other to get you to switch services, but what do you do with your old cell phone when you start a new plan?

If you are like most people you toss the old one in a drawer and forget about it, or you send it out in the trash without realizing you are adding to the growing problem with hazardous waste in landfills.

There is a far better alternative, and most people are unaware of it -- cell phones can be reused or recycled.

There are over 150 million cell phone users in the U.S. alone, and each year about 100 million phones get retired. Those phones are dangerous in landfills, and useless if they are sitting in a drawer somewhere. Recycling and reuse puts those phones in the hands of people who badly need them, protects the environment, and generates extra cash," explained James Mosieur of http://www.CellForCash.com.

A recent poll by Wireless Week showed that 62 percent of the respondents said they store old cell phones rather than reuse or recycle them. Inform, a nonprofit environmental research group, conducted a study which found that only 1 percent of cell phones have been recycled since 1999.

Cell phones contain some pretty nasty chemicals, and if you throw your old mobile phone out with the trash those chemicals eventually end up in your local landfill. One phones not so bad, but multiply that by the millions a year that get retired and I think you can see the potential problem," said Mosieur.

Cell phones can be refurbished and placed back into use in third-world countries where they are badly needed. The cadmium and lithium found in the batteries can be extracted and put back into productive use instead of polluting the environment. A reused or recycled phone protects the environment and helps people in poorer countries.

The added incentive to reuse or recycle that old phone is money. You can get a nice payment for your old phones, so search the drawers and closets and get some extra cash. Well even pay for the shipping to send them to us," explained Mosieur.

Non-profit organizations are also getting into the act by collecting phones from friends and neighbors. It is a great way to help your favorite charity without having to open your wallet.

We are happy to work with any group wanting to raise funds with a cell phone project," said Mosieur. It is really quite easy to conduct a phone drive, and youll be surprised at the large number people will give your group. Everyone loves to help a worthy cause."

CellForCash.com, located in Ocala, Fla. is run by RMS Communications Group, Inc, an industry powerhouse. RMS has been providing wireless sourcing and repair services to the wireless industry for over 18 years.

Contact:

James Mosieur, 1-800-627-2022

jmosieur@rmscomm.com

http://www.CellForCash.com

David Bresnahan, 801-562-5362

http://ThatPRGuy.com