Giving Electronic Rejects a Second Chance
TerraCycle takes the effort much further by accepting far more electronics than just cellphones. However, the most common collections for TerraCycle programs are for cellphones, laptops, digital cameras, mp3 players and any combination thereof.
"Schools, churches and nonprofits get paid for every item sent in, and there is no shipping cost for participants, as TerraCycle covers this," George W. Chevalier III, spokesperson for TerraCycle, told TechNewsWorld. "Any items that can be refurbished are, and the rest are all disassembled and recycled, here on U.S. soil."