OTTAWA – The Recycle My Cell Student Challenge is back for a fifth year, so c’mon kids and gather up those old mobile devices.
Canadian students from kindergarten to post-secondary are challenged to recycle as many old wireless devices and accessories as possible between October 20 and November 21, 2014. The school in each province and territory that collects the most cell phones (based on school population) will be awarded $500 to be used towards a school environmental project. As a participation prize, eligible schools will receive $1 for every phone they collect and recycle through Recycle My Cell (up to a maximum of $1,000). Schools and post-secondary institutions may register here and Recycle My Cell will provide everything needed to set up a collection site. Upon closing of the Challenge on November 21, participating schools can drop off their boxes at any Canada Post location for free shipping.
More than 140 Canadian schools from across the country participated in the 2013 edition of the Challenge, and they collected more than 3,500 wireless devices along with some 200 kilograms of wireless accessories and batteries.
"I continue to be amazed by the enthusiasm of Canada's young people when it comes to respecting the environment," said Bernard Lord, President and CEO of the Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association (CWTA), which runs the national recycling program. "These leaders of tomorrow should be congratulated for their efforts in making responsible e-waste management a top priority."
The Recycle My Cell Student Challenge is made possible by the support of the Recycle My Cell Partners: Bell, BlackBerry, Eastlink, GEEP Inc., Google, GREENTEC, LG Electronics Canada, Inc., Lynx Mobility, Microsoft, MTS, ProMobility, Rogers Communications, Samsung Electronics Canada Inc., SaskTel, Sony of Canada, Tbaytel, Telus, Videotron, and Virgin Mobile Canada.
