Cell Phone Recycling Giant Casts Solid Vote For The Environment
PaceButler
Corporation, a major player in the cell phone recycling industry unveiled
today the company's plan to integrate their
marketing and promotions activities with those of other recycling and
environment initiatives. PaceButler will actively seek to establish
alliances with recyclers in other industries and environmental advocacy
groups while continuing to work with its major partners in the industry
and the charitable organizations.
Oklahoma
City, OK - April 21, 2008 - PaceButler Corporation, a major
player in the cell phone recycling industry based in Edmond, OK announced
today the company's plan to integrate it's marketing operations with
those of recyclers coming from other industries and with organizations
and local communities advocating for waste reduction and environmental
protection.
"This
is one solid vote for the environment," says Michael Arms, spokesperson
for PaceButler Corporation. "We have contributed significantly
to the cell phone recycling industry since we entered the business in
2002. We will continue to do so, working with our partner companies
and charities."
In the US,
an estimated 130 million units of cell phones go out of use annually
and most will end up as part of the 70,000 tons of cell phone garbage
dumped into our landfills and dumpsites. Only a small percentage, about
8%, are recycled.
"We intend
to double our collection rate in 2008, by reaching more communities
in our effort to help educate the public in the benefits of cell phone
recycling," says Arms, who also heads the IT Division of the Edmond
firm.
The US Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that if Americans are able to recycle
all the 100 million cell phones discarded last year, we would save enough
energy to power more than 194,000 US households with electricity for
one year.
"It's
a drop in the bucket, there's so much opportunity ahead, and we all
must do our share," continues Arms. "This year we will work
with all groups and individuals who are advocating for increased recycling
and environmental protection."
The company
through a planned blog segment in it's website and through outreach
initiatives now embarks on a strategic plan to develop its own network/community
primarily to help spread awareness about recycling and current environmental
challenges.
"It's predominantly
an information-dissemination and community-building campaign and for
the most part internet-based, since more and more people use the web
to find networks and groups with similar agenda. Working with others
in this advocacy will definitely bring about more positive results,"
Arms concluded. "This is but a natural offshoot of the way we do
business - every day at PaceButler is Earth Day."
PaceButler
Corporation was founded in 1987 by current president and CEO, Tom Pace,
and has now grown into a multi-million dollar business. Since 2002,
it has focused in providing cell phone recycling solutions to over 70,000
businesses partners, individuals and non-profit organizations.
4/21/2008
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