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GIGO: 2008-04-18 Recycle old cell phones By Barbara Armitage Don't just toss that old cell phone, recycle it. I think I might have been the last holdout on the planet and I caved this month.One of my daughters thought that it was just absurd that her Dad and I didn't txt OMG! Translation for those of us over 30: We did not communicate by typing a coded message on to a tiny screen by the use of even tinier keys that require a specific pattern of depressions to produce the desired result.. Our generation did have a similar form of communication some time ago. We called it letter writing. It was replaced by an invention called the telephone where by a person could actually speak directly to another person. How is texting progress? My fingers are too big for the keys and I can't see the little letters without my glasses and I don't even want to talk about the abbreviations. I am hoping that one of the young people in town will offer a class maybe they can call it "txt as a second language." What did all this mean? Both Wayne and I now have new cell phones.Thinking back this may be the 13th or 14th new cell phone I have had since I got the first one in 1997. Cell phones are starting to pile up like junk cars in a southern front yard. Lots of people seem to think that just because they paid a lot for them that they are worth something. Get over it two weeks after you bought it they came out with something new making yours obsolete. So now what are you going to do with that drawer full of unused phones collecting dust? Why recycle them of course. Why should we be concerned about recycling cell phones? Most cell phones contain about 40 percent metals, of which most are considered hazardous (lead, nickel, zinc, mercury, cadmium and beryllium). Luckily, these metals and most other cell phone components can be recovered and reused. The U.S. EPA projects that 130 million cell phones will enter the waste stream yearly. A recent survey indicates that few Americans know that cell phones can be recycled. Fewer than 5% of cell phones will be collected for recycle or re-use. According to Kentucky Recycling and Marketing Assistance, Cell phone recycling has grown in the past few years, but many are collecting dust in desk drawers and closets.There are several options available for those who want to recycle their old cell phones.One option is Call2Recycle a nationwide cell phone collection and recycling program, with 30,000 drop off points. To recycle your old cell phones take them to any Lowe's store and drop them off at the Call2Recycle collection point located near the customer service desk. There are three things to remember before recycling your old cell phone.
To read past Barbara Armitage articles, enter her name in the CM searchbox, or, to read her monthlong Recycling Diary, enter "GIGO Diary" in the searchbox. Adair Recycling Center, 62 Service Road, Columbia, KY. Also, call (270) 384-4703, the office of Adair County Judge Ann Melton, for questions about the Adair County Recycling Center. REMINDER: Recycle 101 to be offered at Adair Extension OfficeBarbara Armitage of the Garden Club and Kelli Bonifer of the Adair County Extension Service and and are collaborating to offer Recycle 101 on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at 10:00amCT. A guest lecturer will be famed Kentucky environmentalist A.L. Sinclair. The seminar will train those who attend the ABC's of Recycling. The purpose of the course is to train Adair County more about living responsibly by recycling and reducing energy use. It will wrap up the Earth Day celebrations in April. The course is designed to train trainers who will in turn train neighbors until everyone in Adair County is a recycler. For more information contact Barbara Armitage at (270) 250-2979 or Kelli Bonifer at (270) 384-2317. The Adair Extension Service is located at 417 Fairgrounds Street, Columbia, KY. This story was posted on 2008-04-21 08:03:08
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