Each of the four major wireless carriers in the U.S., AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless has its own recycle or reuse effort, and they don't care where a donated phone comes from, or whether it's one of their own. Drop-off bins are located in many of the carrier's stores.
   Las Vegas Woman Magazine
                Summer 2009

Going Green, Recycling, Donating


• 23 Wacky Uses for Cassette Tapes
• 50 Things You Can Recycle
• 1-800-GOT-JUNK - Full-Service Junk Removal Company (Not available in all states)
A Great Place to Recycle Audio Cassette Tapes - Sonic Frabric (email them for info)
• Back Thru the Future - Free CD & DVD Recycling
• Books for Soldiers - Donate your books to Soldiers overseas
• Books to Prisoners - This organization sends books to prisoners in the U.S.
• Call2Recycle - Recycling Your Batteries
• Campus Quilt Company - Quilters turn your old tshirts and clothes into memorable quilts
• Career Gear - Donate suits to empower men as they seek employment
• Cash4Books.net - Type in your books' ISBN number to see if you can get cash for them
• Cell Phones for Soldiers - Makes phones available to soldiers that want to call home
• CellForCash.com - Get cash for your old cell phones
• Charity Navigator: An Online Guide to Finding a Charity You Can Trust
Disposing of Unused Medications - FDA Guidelines
• Donate your eyeglasses by mail - Lions Clubs International show how you can help
• CleanTechnica.com - Cleaning Up Tech: How To Recycle Old Electronics
• DonationTown.org - Find a Charity That Will Pick Up Your Donations For Free
• Dress for Success - Donate clothing to empower women as they seek employment
• Earth911.com - Recycling Info
• E-cycling Central - Electronics Recycling
• Gazelle™ - Get Cash For Your Gadgets: Cellphones, Laptops, Cameras and more
• Green Electronics Guide lists recycling info per brand of electronics you own
• Green Organizing for Professional Organizers
• Green2LiveClean.com - Atlanta Based Recycler of Computers & Electronics
• Greendisk.com - Recycles CDs, DVDs, Cell Phones, PCs and more
• How Can I Recycle This - Tips on reusing, repurposing and recycling various items
• How Do I Get Rid of It? A to Z Guide for Recycling & Disposal in Pinellas County (FL)
• How To Make Your Own Recycled Paper with Jenn Savedge (Video)
• How to Recycle Your Media - Used Books, Video Games, Music CD's, Movie DVD's
• New Eyes for the Needy - Recycles Donated Glasses
• Money For Your Used Clothing - Tax Deductible Savings Using Certified Valuations
• Nike ReUSE a Shoe - Nike converts any brand shoe you donate into useable material
• One Stop Donation Drop (in Northeastern Pennsylvania)
• Organize Lipstick/Gloss, Save the Planet! (Video)
• Phones4Charity.org - Cell phone recycling program
• RealSimple.com's A to Z Guide on How to Recycle Items
• Recycle Cassette Tapes Like A Pro
• Recycle Chicken - Recycling Beyond the Curbside
• Recycle for Breast Cancer - Prepaid Shippling Labels provided
• Recycle Your Plastic Grocery Bags Into A Dog Leash (Video)
• Recycle Small Jars Into Magnetic Spice Organizers
• Recycled (Greeting) Card Program - St. Jude's Ranch for Children (Kids make new
  cards from your donated used greeting cards)

• Recycling and Donation Resources (Mostly Colorado)★★★
• Recycling and Reusing Cassette Tapes by Melissa Hincha-Ownby
• Rid It Right America - Find out where you can unload your clutter
• Sports Gift Inc. - Used Sports Equipment sent to impoverished children World Wide!
• TechForward, Inc. - Offers Buy Back Plans for PC & Other Electronics Purchases
• The Best Way to Recycle VHS Tapes
• The Naked Binder - Eco-Friendly Recycled Binders
• The VHS and Cassette Tape Recycling Dilemma by Megan Dobransky
• Think Outside the Bin - An Online Recycling Guide by M. Anderson & T. Himes
• Trade Your Electronics for a Sears Gift Card
• Video Tapes (VHS) & Floppy Disks erased and repackaged by disabled individuals
• Where to Donate Items After Decluttering a Home
• Where to Get Rid of Anything, O, The Oprah Magazine