OTTAWA – The Canadian Wireless Telecommunications Association is encouraging Canadians to celebrate Earth Week by recycling their old cell phones via its free ‘Recycle My Cell’ program.
Run by the CWTA in conjunction with cell phone carriers and handset manufacturers, the goal of the program is to keep handsets and accessories from entering Canada’s landfills. Proceeds from the recycled devices are donated to local charities.
A visit to the bilingual website allows consumers to enter their postal code to locate the ten drop-off locations closest to them where their devices will be accepted, regardless of brand or condition. If a person is unable to visit one of the drop-off locations, the site also provides printable postage-paid labels to use for mailing the devices, making recycling a wireless device hassle-free and at no cost to the consumer.
Since the launch of the program just over a year ago, the website has had 31,000 site visitors, and the number of drop-off locations across Canada has grown to more than 3,750. Approximately 96% of the materials in an average mobile device are recyclable.
