Online Cellphone Recycling Programs

Nokia
Nokia recycles your old phone at no charge

LG Electronics
LG offers consumers a free mail-in recycling program for old cell phones and their accessories (any make or model). Simply box up your old phone and accessories, print off the pre-paid mailing label from their Web site and mail in the phone for recycling.

Recellular
Cell phone and wireless phone recycling

Charitable Recycling
For every used cell phone received, a donation to a charity is made

Collective Good
Recycle your old mobile phones, pagers or PDAs in a responsible manner

Cell Phone Recycling
Comprehensive cell phone recycling database

Eco-Cell
Cell phone recycling program for environmentally minded fundraisers

Recycle My Cell Phone
Set up a cell phone recycling program in your community or workplace

GRC Recycling
Offers cell phone recycling programs for organizations of all types

Recycle Wireless Phones
Helps you locate a local donation center or mail-back programs

Recycling for Charities
Donate your old cell phone, PDA, digital camera or iPod to be recycled and benefit the charity of your choice

Provider Cellphone Recycling Programs

AT&T (CINGULAR)
Through the AT&T Reuse & Recycle program, consumers can bring unwanted wireless phones, Personal Data Assistants (PDAs), accessories and
batteries (regardless of the manufacturer or carrier) to AT&T operated
stores and participating authorized dealer stores for recycling.

CREDO MOBILE
CREDO Mobile is committed to phone recycling: along with every handset, we include a prepaid shipping label from a leading phone recycler, to make it easy for our members to repurpose their old phones — keeping tens of thousands of cell phones out of landfills.

SPRINT / NEXTEL
Sprint customers can return their used Sprint PCS or Nextel wireless phones, if eligible, to the “buy back” program, certain models may be exchangeable for an account credit. Sprint’s Project Connect recycles used wireless phones, batteries, accessories and connection cards, regardless of make, model or service provider for free. Net proceeds benefit Internet safety for kids.

T-MOBILE
T-Mobile’s Handset Recycling Program promotes the recycling and reuse of old wireless devices, net proceeds from handset recycling benefit the charitable efforts of the T-Mobile Huddle Up program.

VERIZON
Used phones and batteries can be returned to any Verizon Wireless retail store nationwide or sent in via mail. The HopeLine program collects no-longer-used wireless phones and equipment in any condition from any service provider. The used phones are either refurbished or recycled. With the funds raised from sales Verizon donates wireless phones and airtime to victims, and provides funding and other contributions to non-profit domestic violence shelters and prevention programs across the country.

VIRGIN MOBILE
Virgin’s free recycling program attempts first to refurbish it and provide it to a new Virgin Mobile customer or sends it on to people who are in need of a mobile phone, at a reduced price. If the phone cannot be re-used or re-furbished it is recycled in an environmentally correct way. Profits from the recycling program will go to the RE*Generation charitable partners, connecting youth in need to youth who want to make a difference.

Manufacturer Take-Back Programs

APPLE
Apple’s free recycling program will take back your iPod or any cell phone regardless of manufacturer or model.

CANON
Canon’s mail-in program recycles certain consumer products, including binoculars, camcorders, cameras (digital/film), fax machines, ImageCLASS products, PC copiers, printers, projectors/video equipment and scanners.

DELL
Recycle your old Dell products for free. If you buy a new Dell desktop or notebook and select the free recycling option at the time of purchase, they will recycle your old PC and monitor at no cost to you
(even if it isn’t a Dell-branded product).

EPSON
Epson has a recycling fee of $10 per item (includes shipping). Receive a $5 Epson Store coupon per item returned.

HP
HP recycles computer equipment, printing supplies, rechargeable batteries and other items, most for free.

IBM
IBM offers solutions for the end-of-life management of computer equipment, printer supplies etc.

LENOVO
As part of its product end-of-life management activities, Lenovo offers consumers and/or commercial clients end-of-life management solutions for their computer equipment worldwide through voluntary programs and country programs in which Lenovo participates.

LEXMARK
Lexmark’s collection programs recycles inkjet and toner cartridges and hardware.

LG ELECTRONICS
LG offers consumers free take back and recycling of any product such as televisions, monitors, audio equipment, video cassette players and recorders, DVD players and recorders, combination TV/VCR and TV/DVD units, set top boxes and accessories associated with those products that have the LG, ZENITH or GOLDSTAR brands. Consumers can drop off up to five items at any one time for free at any of these locations.

NOKIA
Nokia recycles your old phone at no charge. Print a postage-paid return
label online and send it back.

PANASONIC
Panasonic offers free nationwide recycling for used or unwanted Panasonic, Technics and Quasar consumer electronics. Visit a drop-off center to recycle your used Panasonic electronic product.

SAMSUNG
The Samsung Takeback and Recycling programme (STAR) is a free process for returning and recycling used printer cartridges.

SONY
Sony Electronics, in partnership with Waste Management Inc. offers the “Sony Take Back” program for post-consumer Sony electronics, a free program that accepts anything from cameras to televisions. Recycle up to five Sony products per day by dropping them off at designated Waste Management eCycling Drop-Off Centers throughout the country or mailing them in.

TOSHIBA
Toshiba offers free recycling of all Toshiba notebooks, gigabeat® MP3 players and packaging as well as low-cost recycling options for other manufacturer laptops and consumer electronics products.

Retailer Take-Back Programs

BEST BUY
Inside the door of every single U.S. Best Buy store, recycling drop-off
kiosks are available for consumers to drop off old cell phones,
rechargeable batteries, and ink-jet cartridges at no cost. Also recycles
appliances and offers mail-in cellphone recycling and a recycling grant
program.

COSTCO
Provides free recycling services of any brand of used computers,
monitors, laptops, printers, faxes, MP3 players, game systems,
cameras/camcorders, and smartphones/pdas through a mail-back program.
Those who send items with “trade-in-value” will receive a Costco gift
certificate. You do not need to be a member to use this service.
Materials are not accepted at Costco retail locations.

OFFICE DEPOT
Accepts any brand of used electronics provided that they are not cracked
or leaking. Items must be able to fit within one of their three boxes
(The largest box is 14″x18″x18″, which is big enough for a monitor, but
not a large television). The box must be purchased for $5, $10, or $15
depending on the size of the box. The filled box can then be left at the
store for recycling.

STAPLES
Accepts any brand of used computers, monitors, laptops, printers, faxes,
and all-in-ones for recycling at any of its stores for a $10 per large
item fee.

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Online Resources

• myGreenElectronics.org 
• Climate Savers 
• E-Cycling Central 
• Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) 
• ENERGYSTAR 
• EPA E-Cycling 
• EPA Wastewise Challenge 
• Green Electronics Council 
• Greenpeace 
• Electronics Takeback Coalition 
• The Basel Convention 
• Treehugger 
• International Association of Electronics Recyclers