The setup may be something familiar but the bottom-line is hitting two birds with one stone. With the rampant replacement of old phones in lieu of the new ones, CollectAPhone’s efforts may yet offer some light to the growing problem of e-waste. And you can be part of that by cleaning up your closet with your old phone which is normally left out somewhere to rot.

Old phones are practically worthless unless you can get some salvage value for them. But as far as re-selling them, you know that you will not get a fair amount. So with that in mind, why not do something useful such as recycle them and help out some poor soul through CollectAPhone?

Such is the intent of CollectAPhone. They are doing you a favor and in turn they will donate cash to non-profit organizations for each phone collected. The type of phone does not matter. It is simply an act of goodwill to help bring down the growing problem of landfills and lend a helping hand as well to a worthy cause.

“We have made it our responsibility,” said Mendel Mendelovits, Founder of CollectAPhone, ”to ensure that these phones do not end up damaging our planet. Our goal is to save 1,000,000 phones this year.”

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Electronics recycling has become a familiar trend these days and while many people had to deal with limitations on what gadgets or devices to trade-in for cash or gifts, NextWorth has widened the category by adding some other gadgets acceptable for trade-in. Among the new devices added included:

BlackBerry

Digital Cameras

GPS Systems

Video Games

Video Game Consoles

“We’re building on past success with our iPod and iPhone trade-in program and have responded to customer requests to expand into other product categories,” said Dave Chen, CEO of NextWorth. “We’re now helping consumers make some extra cash from more of these devices, allowing them to upgrade to the latest and greatest gadgets and video games, while at the same time doing our part to reduce some of the 1.5 to 1.9 million tons of electronics waste disposed every year from ending up in landfills.”

Trading in an old device is now easier than ever with NextWorth’s Web site redesign and enhanced functionality at www.nextworth.com. To find the value of your product, simply type the product name in the search box to see what it is worth.

Search results dynamically update with pictures and titles to zero in on your specific item. Free shipping is provided with every transaction online and in-store trade-in programs are being offered at a growing number of their retail partners’ stores.

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In an effort to curb the rising problem of electronic waste from gadgets and mobile phones, ReCellular and Terracycle have launched a new program to help put old and unused mobile phones up for proper disposal and for a good cause at that.

By the end of the year, the partnership hopes to have over 1,000 brigades that collect and donate cell phones, raise funds for local causes and keep e-waste out of landfills. The companies have also committed to expand the relationship through additional upcycling opportunities in the future.

The partnership provides a convenient solution for TerraCycle to expand their upcycling efforts to include consumer electronics. TerraCycle first launched the Brigade concept in 2006, paying schools and non-profits to collect 20-ounce soda bottles.

TerraCycle’s Brigade concept quickly became a grassroots phenomenon, with more than 20,000 participating locations by the end of 2008. In just two years, the programs raised more than $100,000, primarily donated to public-school organizations, and rescued and reused tens of millions of soda bottles, yogurt cups, and snack wrappers.

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