Donate Your Old Mobile Phones

These days, we change phones almost as frequently as we change tennis shoes, but what happens to our old phones once we´ve upgraded to the latest new model? Unfortunately, thousands of them wind up in the dump each and every year, and that could create serious environmental problems for all of us. Fortunately, there is a better answer – donating your unused phones.

From programs that recycle the components of your phone to ensure that no environmental damage comes of your old phone to those that offer free phones to those in developing countries or soldiers overseas, there are lots of organizations that are ready and willing to take your old phone off of your hands. Just take a moment to search for cell phone donation online, and you´ll get a staggering number of charities that are ready to help. One study suggests that there are currently thirty million cell phones that are not being actively used in the United States today, and if we continue to stay at our current pace, nearly 500 million old phones may be stockpiled in the next few years.

One way to donate your old cell phone is to talk with your current wireless provider. Most have a connection with a charity or a wireless recycler of some sort, and simply asking your local representative can go a long way toward keeping your old model out of the dump and putting it where it belongs.

Before you get ready to donate your old phone, though, it may be important to go through your call lists. You may want to figure out who owns a phone number . By using a reverse lookup, you can figure out who called so you can add them to your new address book and never miss their calls again.