National environmental recycling initiative pays out to local charities

Charitable Recycling is a national program designed to remove discarded wireless phones from the countrys environment while directly benefiting charitable organizations.

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National environmental recycling initiative pays out to local charities

September 5, 2002-Bloomfield Hills, MI    Charitable Recycling is a national program designed to remove discarded wireless phones from the countrys environment while directly benefiting charitable organizations.

The Charitable Recycling program is an environmental initiative that aims to collect some of the 150 million retired cell phones stockpiled in drawers, desks, and corporations in the United States. There are other recycling programs in existence but what makes our program unique is the ability to raise funds for your charity of choice," said Rhonda Linton, Program Manager.

Any organization that has fundraising needs can collect used cell phones and be paid a sizable amount that can go directly toward the charity of their choice. A donation is given for each cell phone collected provided the recipient is a registered 501(c)3 organization. Given the economic climate," said Linton, we hope that this program will enable charities & organizations to raise funds when monetary donations from corporations are receding." Donations are accepted from individuals, corporations and organizations.

Charitable Recycling is in partnership with Automation Alley, one of the countrys leading hi-tech consortiums, and REAP2, a environmental recycling initiative of Automation Alley. The cell phones collected are recycled and sent to emerging countries perhaps bringing communication to a village for the first time. If they cannot be recycled, they are disposed of according to EPA standards. If you think about it," concluded Linton, What other organization can claim they clean up the environment, pay local charities and benefit third world countries all in a days work."

The web site is www.charitablerecycling.com for more information regarding the program and its partners. Also posted is an eye opening report from INFORM" that details the hazards of wireless waste.

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