Your donated cell phones will be quickly used to provide 911 emergency communication at battered women's shelters and senior citizen facilities. Some phones may be refurbished and re-deployed in areas of the world where the cost of a new cell phone is prohibitive or, there are no land lines. Many phones that are obsolete will have to be destroyed by Charitable Recycling, in an environmentally-responsible manner.

Please make certain that your cell phone has been deactivated before donating it. A deactivated phone is no longer connected to your cell phone service.  (To deactivate, contact your cell phone carrier.)  When the phones are refurbished, they are completely cleared and reprogrammed so there is no need to be worried about being charged for airtime.

The advantages of hosting a cell phone collection drive for the charity of your choice include:

* It's as easy as . . .

1. Promote your collection efforts
2. Collect the phones
3. Ship the phones

* No donor hassle

• You don't have to ask donors to reach into their wallets. Owners of used cell phones will gladly turn an idle asset into a tax deductible donation to support a beneficial cause.

* Nothing to buy/No contracts

• With Charitable Recycling you have no out-of-pocket expenses and no contractual obligations.

* Having fun - it's new!

• Collecting cell phones is an innovative solution to reducing landfill waste while giving your friends, co-workers, kids, and neighbors a great feeling of generosity. The more phones collected, the less toxins in landfills and the more monetary contribution to a charitable cause.