Go Green to Make Green for the Environment on Earth Day 2007
ECO-CELL Wants You To Answer The Call of The Wild On April 22nd Through Its National Cell Phone Challenge.
Louisville, KY – April 12, 2007 – ECO-CELL, an environmental cell phone recycling and green fund raising company, has issued a challenge to the entire nation. Remember that old, unused cell phone you tucked in the back of the drawer when you upgraded to the newest model? On April 22, 2007, ECO-CELL wants you to answer the call of the wild by sending in that phone to be recycled. The company is encouraging everyone from children to grandparents to collect as many unused cell phones as possible and send them in to be recycled. ECO-CELL will reward the individual or group that sends in the most phones (postmarked April 22) by allowing them to choose the environmental charity that will receive the proceeds from the Earth Day Challenge.
Why recycle that old phone? You can protect the environment from toxins found in cell phones such as lead and arsenic by recycling them. By recycling your phone through ECO-CELL, you can also help raise funds for our friends in the animal world while helping the environment.
“We wanted to create a way that everyone in the nation could make a positive environmental statement on Earth Day,” said Eric Ronay, ECO-CELL President. “One phone or one hundred—every one you send in not only keeps toxins out of a landfill but also generates valuable dollars for a conservation program.”
For those participants that send in ten or more phones, ECO-CELL will pay the shipping. Simply email program@eco-cell.org to request a free shipping label. Provide your name, address, phone number and the number of phones you plan to send in to ECO-CELL. Participants who want to ship their phones directly to ECO-CELL should send them to: 2701 Lindsay Avenue, Louisville, KY 40206.
“This would be a great activity to do with your children, your neighbors or your workplace,” continued Ronay. “It’s an easy way to make a positive impact and a great opportunity to talk about the environment and how we are connected to it.”
ECO-CELL also offers an alternative method for cell phone recycling. For a more interactive experience, ECO-CELL has partnered with zoos and wildlife parks in the U.S. and Canada and offers recycling bins located within the parks. Visit http://www.eco-cell.org/locate_recycler.asp to find a zoo near you that has an ECO-CELL recycling center. Proceeds from these donations help fund zoo-designated conservation programs.
About ECO-CELL
ECO-CELL is a cell phone recycling and fundraising company that works with a variety of organizations in the U.S. and Canada, particularly zoos and conservation programs, to collect used cell phones and raise funds for those organizations. ECO-CELL helps keep cell phones out of landfills and provides organizations with a profitable, easy to use, environmentally focused fund-raising program. For more information, visit: www.eco-cell.org.
