Comments on: Why recycling phones is the smart choice http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/why-recycling-phones-is-the-smart-choice/ Welcome to the Pacebutler Recycling and Environment blog. You can recycle phones, sell, or donate cell phones through Pacebutler Corporation. Mon, 02 Jan 2012 11:49:43 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/why-recycling-phones-is-the-smart-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-23344 Michael Wed, 21 Apr 2010 23:49:13 +0000 http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/?p=1197#comment-23344 @Kenny, thanks for your comments. Cell phone trading and recycling companies like Pacebutler make a profit by refurbishing and reselling used cell phones to markets in South America and Asia. Unserviceable phones are fully recycled for metals like gold, silver, coltan, etc. that they have inside. Glass and plastic are also recycled - at the end of the process, 99 percent of materials found inside a cell phone are reused to manufacture new cell phones. See this post for a more detailed explanation: http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/cell-phone-recycling-gold/ No, not every phone that they buy is worth or priced $100. Some old units are just worth $.50 cents. Please see this page for the actual buying prices of used cell phones: http://www.pacebutler.com/images/prices.pdf @Kenny, thanks for your comments. Cell phone trading and recycling companies like Pacebutler make a profit by refurbishing and reselling used cell phones to markets in South America and Asia.

Unserviceable phones are fully recycled for metals like gold, silver, coltan, etc. that they have inside. Glass and plastic are also recycled – at the end of the process, 99 percent of materials found inside a cell phone are reused to manufacture new cell phones. See this post for a more detailed explanation:

http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/cell-phone-recycling-gold/

No, not every phone that they buy is worth or priced $100. Some old units are just worth $.50 cents. Please see this page for the actual buying prices of used cell phones:

http://www.pacebutler.com/images/prices.pdf

]]> By: Kenny http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/why-recycling-phones-is-the-smart-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-23342 Kenny Wed, 21 Apr 2010 16:57:07 +0000 http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/?p=1197#comment-23342 What do they do with the old phones? What do they recycle? Do they reuse certain parts, I hardly see the value in recycling a phone let alone someone will to pay me $100 for a old unused an outdated phone. But i'm glad they are doing it. Just wish i new more about what they doing with them. What do they do with the old phones? What do they recycle? Do they reuse certain parts, I hardly see the value in recycling a phone let alone someone will to pay me $100 for a old unused an outdated phone. But i’m glad they are doing it. Just wish i new more about what they doing with them.

]]> By: Glass Bottles http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/why-recycling-phones-is-the-smart-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-23338 Glass Bottles Fri, 16 Apr 2010 03:30:01 +0000 http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/?p=1197#comment-23338 Thank you for making cell recycling such a major priority. This is one of the biggest things that we need to make the world aware of. Cell phones have potential to do some real harm if not handled properly. Thank you for making cell recycling such a major priority. This is one of the biggest things that we need to make the world aware of. Cell phones have potential to do some real harm if not handled properly.

]]> By: cebu http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/why-recycling-phones-is-the-smart-choice/comment-page-1/#comment-23336 cebu Wed, 14 Apr 2010 05:30:17 +0000 http://www.pacebutler.com/blog/?p=1197#comment-23336 I guess it's pretty much helpful for environmental awareness. Unused means unproductive, let's get the benefit from it. I guess it’s pretty much helpful for environmental awareness. Unused means unproductive, let’s get the benefit from it.

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