Keep Charleston Beautiful and Wipe Out Wireless Waste
Posted by Melanie Milonas January 9th, 2008 .
If you’re like me, chances are that deep in your closet, you too have a box of things that is labeled, “stuff.” And in it, most likely, is that old cell phone that you just didn’t know what to do with, so you stashed it in stuff purgatory. Well fear no more, there is a place for all of your cell phones, chargers, and random accessories. Don’t add to the 65,000 tons of annual cell phone waste - recycle!
During the month of January, Keep Charleston Beautiful is running its first annual Wipe Out Wireless Waste cell phone recycling drive. Cell phones, batteries, chargers and accessories can be dropped off at the following locations with community drop bins through the end of January:
- Blackbaud
- Earth Fare
- Ben and Jerry’s
- Rising High Bakery
- City Building
- Bank of America locations
Before you recycle your cellphone, be sure to remove your SIM card, disconnect service (if necessary), and make sure all information is cleared.
For the month of January, every phone donated to the Wipe Out Wireless Campaign will benefit Keep Charleston Beautiful, a local organization dedicated to a clean and beautiful city. For more information, visit the Keep Charleston Beautiful website.
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Don’t we have a container full of used AA batteries in the kitchen cupboard? Jen
Cell phones and rechargeable batteries can also be recycled at Best Buy stores. The collection bins are usually located in the breezeway when you first enter.
Hey, I dropped my old Nokia in the box today!
Verizon Wireless has a cell phone program that takes donated phones, add minutes and then distributes these phones to domestic violence victims. Read more about Hopeline (http://aboutus.vzw.com/communityservice/hopeLineRecycling.html). There will be boxes all over the CofC campus until the end of the school year. You can recycle your phone and put it to a good use!
Keep Charleston Beautiful collected over 140 recyclable cell phones and chargers in its first annual Wipe Out Wireless Waste Program. We encourage people to continue recycling phones and chargers though the many opportunities available in Charleston, SC.
Thank you for all the support we received and look out for our drive next year!