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The State of Illinois is set to change cell phone recycling and electronics waste disposal practices within the state as part of the implementation of a recycling law that took effect in 2008.

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Last year, we wrote about the suspected danger of cell phone radiation to human health, noting at the time that no conclusive evidence had positively established a direct link between habitual cell phone use and the spread of brain cancer.

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Watch: Interview with Josh Nesbit of Frontline SMS
Delivering health care in Malawi, one of the poorest countries in Africa, is critical but the difficulties health personnel face are quite daunting. Health workers have to travel hundreds of miles each week while patients have to walk barefoot for miles and miles of dirt road to consult [...]

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In 2009, I wrote an article about the top 10 green cell phones manufactured or conceptualized that year. Included in that list was a concept phone called Zeri which can “convert air vibrations into usable power through hair-thin generators on piezoelectric system.”

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Watch Video: Save Big on Cell Phone Bills
Cell phones have become an integral and ubiquitous tool in our society today, which is remarkable considering that we all survived and thrived just 10-15 years ago without these devices. Nowadays, there are those who swear that they can’t live without the ever-present mobile phones. Here are some [...]

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Last November, we launched a cell phone collection drive called the 100,000 Cell Phone Dog Food Challenge. If you remember there was $2,500 at stake during that promo for one lucky sender of used or old cell phones for recycling with Pacebutler. Joe, Pacebutler’s president, also accepted the challenge of eating dog food if we’re [...]

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You don’t have to go to the Cancun U.N. Summit to help the environment. If you want to make a solid contribution and get rid of unwanted electronics at the same time, you can easily start today by recycling old cell phones and joining Pacebutler’s 100,000 Cell Phones Dog Food Challenge.

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Recycling phones has become fashionable in recent years but, going by the current numbers, we still have a long way to go. This week is the National Cell Phone Recycling Week in the United States, an event spearheaded by the US Environmental Protection Agency, to encourage more Americans to recycle their used mobile phones.

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The green cell phones and concept phones of 2009 represent a truly unique convergence of technology and innovative ideas. In compiling this list we were looking for cutting-edge renewable power sources, use of recycled or easily-recyclable materials, zero toxic substances, and enhanced capabilities. We’ve also included the use of recycled and minimized packaging and thinner [...]

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The Environmental Working Group (EWG) has created an online guide listing (and grading) cell phones now available in the market, according to radiation safety.

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