The Plug-In To eCycling National Cell Phone Recycling Week is a joint effort with Samsung Mobile, service providers and retailers to increase the awareness and recycling rates for cell phones and Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs). According to the Federal Electronics Challenge (FEC) Electronics Environmental Benefits Calculator, more than 100 million cell phones are discarded annually. If we recycled them, we would save enough energy to power more than 18,500 homes a year, and prevent the release of greenhouse gases equivalent to annual emissions from more than 28,000 vehicles. The FEC is a partnership program that encourages federal facilities and agencies to purchase greener electronic products, reduce impacts of electronic products during use and manage obsolete electronics in an environmentally safe way.
To help raise awareness about the EPA’s Plug-In To eCycling National Cell Phone Recycling Week, Samsung Mobile will distribute 35,000 mobile phone recycling envelopes to NASCAR fans who attend the 2009 Samsung 500, April 3 through April 5. From April 6 through April 12, Samsung Mobile will distribute and provide a collection site for mobile phone recycling bags at its experiential product showcase, The Samsung Experience, located on the third floor of the Time Warner Center in New York City. Samsung Mobile will also participate in Earth Day events with DFW International Airport to continue to drive awareness about the Plug-In To eCycling program.
“So many people have cell phones they don’t use anymore that can easily be recycled,” said Bill Ogle, Chief Marketing Officer for Samsung Mobile. “We encourage New Yorkers to pick up a mobile phone recycling envelope at the Samsung Experience. It’s easy to do, free and good for the planet.”
The Samsung Mobile Take-Back Program is a part of Samsung Recycling Direct?, Samsung Electronics America, Inc.’s commitment to convenient and responsible recycling. The Samsung Mobile’s Take-Back Program recycles end-of-life mobile devices for free by processing them to be reused as resources for manufacturers. The Take-Back Program is leading the effort to create a recycle-based society by distributing 100 percent recyclable mobile recycling envelopes made out of high density polyethylene. These recycling bags provide consumers access to pre-paid postage labels to mail in phones to be recycled, and make great contributions toward preserving the environment.
For additional information on National Cell Phone Recycling Week, and its partners visit the EPA.
