We’re changing a few things here at Pacebutler blog, but lest you think we’re abandoning our cause of cell phone recycling, we’re not. Hence, the video “Secret Life Of Cell Phones” above.

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A few weeks ago, we announced in this blog that we’re forming a community in Facebook, the premiere social networking site today. Well, last week, we started inviting friends to join us in the group and today, we’re happy to observe that the group is growing quite fast. Hopefully, we will reach 500 members by [...]

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In the past few days, we’ve been discussing cell phone recycling in our posts. Today, let’s look at the different cell phone recycling options available to you.
So, how do you recycle cell phones?

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This is a continuation of our series on cell phone recycling, and today, let’s examine how lucrative cell phone recycling is, how much impact it has on the conservation of limited resources, and why many people consider cell phone recycling a win-win solution for everyone.
Picture this. Seventeen cars piled on top of each other. How heavy [...]

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Is cell phone recycling necessary? Why recycle cell phones?
Yesterday, we discussed the sorry state of cell phone recycling in America, and as I mentioned in that post, there’s a large percentage in our population who are unaware that cell phone recycling is possible or that it’s necessary.Â
The iSuppli survey, cited in that article, identified over [...]

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I was looking at the statistics on cell phone recycling the other day, and I was amazed at the percentage of people here in the US who don’t recycle their cell phones. The data is staggering when you consider the actual number of cell phones now rotting in our landfills or gathering dust in our drawers [...]

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Recycling facts are often presented to provide accurate information about recycling and to encourage people to take action. Looking at these recycling statistics, we know that our individual act is contributing to the entire effort to recycle, conserve resources, and clean up the environment.
Conversely, recycling facts also serve to correct some people’s misconception about recycling. For example, some [...]

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Like many people, I never thought there is a connection between cell phone recycling and endangered African  gorillas. When I started doing research on the dangerous chemicals found in cell phones , I came across this little known connection between the widespread use of cell phones today and survival of African Eastern Lowland Gorillas.
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Cell phone recycling grabbed headlines last year when the environmental group Greenpeace released a report detailing the presence of harmful chemicals like brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC, plastics symbol no. 3) in Apple’s iPhone. Critics dismissed the report as a publicity stunt and Apple gave the standard reply of “the levels of these [...]

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