Two good minutes with Cells for Cells cofounder Jason Clements
Posted on | August 9, 2010 | Comments Off
Cells for Cells super partner, Perceptive Software, recycled 280 cell phones in June of this year. Paul Arnhold, corporate communications manager, invited me for this short interview to discuss why we raise money for families battling cancer.
Tags: "cancer support" "used cell phones" "recycle" "Perceptive Software"
Recycle Today: Timely Recycling Means More Value For Your Charity
Posted on | June 7, 2010 | Comments Off
Used cell phones are a commodity that constantly drop in value. If your company supports any charity through cell phone recycling, the quicker you get them recycled, the more money you will raise for your charity.
Cell Phone Recycling Values are Always Dropping
Since we began Cells for Cells in 2007, it has happened 4 times: In less than 30 days, a series of cell phones have lost more than 90 percent of their value. We are aware that this happens, but it is always shocking when it does.
This massive drop in value usually happens when a major carriers ends its support of a certain model or models of cell phones.
If you are one of the millions of Americans that have cell phone insurance – through your provider – chances are that you will be issued a refurbished cell phone if you are unlucky enough to run over or drop in a snow drift or have your dog eat your cell phone.
Most refurbished cell phones come from recycling programs just like Cells for Cells. Cell phones are collected, the memory is flashed (cleared of data and new software installed), the phone is repaired or repainted, sold back to the carrier and then given to you through your insurance claim.
It really is an outstanding re-use model – just like the path that used-cars/pre-owned cars take.
And, today’s cell phone marketplace is flooding with iPhone copy-cats that have touch-screens, movie players and coffee makers (there’s an app for that). So as more and more cell phones or communication devices come to the market, it becomes a never-ending cascade of diminishing values for the cell phones in the recycling world. And if the recycling world is giving less to the recyclers; then the recyclers end up giving less to the charity. That’s a bit of a bummer.
So what can you do today to make a difference?
Get your cell phones to your recycler today. No matter what program you support – whether it is Cells for Cells or another worthy cause – timely recycling will create the maximum benefit your charity.
Additional Reading
8 tips for making mobile phone recycling easier
Recycling Used Cell Phones: Yes, Even If Your Dog Chewed On It
WARNING: Every Image on your Copy Machine is Stored and Vulnerable to Theft
Posted on | June 4, 2010 | Comments Off
Every image on your copy machine is stored and vulnerable to theft. Every single copy you have made – both business and personal – financial reports, medical reports, intellectual property, brainstorm sessions, might be on the hard drive inside your copy machine.
This CBS investigative report is 5 minutes long. It is worth viewing it all and then talking to your IT/Data Security department to make sure that your company is aware of this vulnerability.
Wait till you see the section about the copy machine the investigators picked up that came from a police department. WOW!
Clear your Cell Phone data, too
Obviously, clearing data from your old cell phones is critical, too. It is one of the most frequent questions I get asked regarding recycling. We’ve even made two step-by-step videos to help clear data from your cell phones before you donate them to Cells for Cells. (How to Clear My Blackberry and How to Clear My Treo).
Additional Reading
8 tips for making mobile phone recycling easier
Recycling Used Cell Phones: Yes, Even If Your Dog Chewed On It
Posted on | March 25, 2010 | 1 Comment
Did you know that every single used cell phone, no matter the condition, can be recycled.
Yup, even this cell phone, that was chewed on by a very hungry dog, can be recycled.
(On a side note: I always laugh when I see a phone like this come in. There is probably a really funny story behind it.
So, I looked for a link to a funny dog drool or dog slobber picture; but the search made my stomach queezy and now I can’t un-see those photos.)
Moving on…
Cell phones are the most value-dense electronics commodity on the planet. Approximately half of all cell phones that Cells for Cells collects end up at Umicore in Belgium. Umicore is the world’s largest recycler of precious metals from electronic scrap – including mobile phones. Umicore “is one of the most efficient [recyclers] worldwide and is able to recycle 17 metals, of which seven are precious metals.”
Cells for Cells collects any cell phone, from any carrier, in any condition:
- Old
- Used
- Broken
- Water-damaged
- Cracked Screens
- Replacements
- Flips
- Treos
- Blackberrys
- iPhones
- Smartphones
- Brick Phones
- Bag Phones
- Any cell phone, even if your dog chewed on it
Tags: "used cell phones" > "used mobile phones" > recycling > umicore
Pure Joy: Jeff Wooten and What His Doctor Said
Posted on | March 23, 2010 | 1 Comment
I just received an update from Dawn and Jeff Wooten (remember that they were the recipient of the first Medical Bill Makeover award)…
…wanted to let you know that we had Jeff’s 2-year post-transplant doctor appointment last week. It couldn’t have gone any better: His (Jeff’s) numbers look great, he doesn’t have to have his monthly treatment anymore, and we don’t have to go back for 6 months!
This is a huge milestone and we are both very happy.
Jeff and Dawn – we are so happy for you, too!
Quick question..
…how do you say that…when you are so happy for someone and the day just feels brighter and everything just feels wonderful…
…oh, I remember…
…it is Pure Joy.
More Update March 24, 2010:
That’s great! If you want a new picture of us with our big cheesy Pure Joy grins I have attached one. This was taken just a couple of weeks ago.
I have a saying by Eleonora Duse posted at my desk that I just love. It is entitled Joy:
If the sight of the blue skies fill you with joy… If the simple things of nature have a message you understand… Rejoice, for your soul is alive!
Our souls are definitely alive.
Thanks for being an outlet for us to share our story and, more importantly, our positive message and outlook.
Cheers,
Dawn
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