ReCellular
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| Private | |
| Industry | Recycling |
| Founded | 1991 |
| Founder | Charles Newman |
| Headquarters | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Key people | Charles Newman, Chairman |
| Products | Cell phones |
| Website | www.mobilekarma.com |
ReCellular is the world's largest recycler and reseller of cell phones. ReCellular collects cell phones for resale and recycling, collecting more than 125,000 phones each week.[1]
Founded in 1991, ReCellular is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Reuse and recycling
Approximately half of the phones ReCellular collects are reprogrammed and sold for reuse.
Obsolete or non-functional phones are dismantled and recycled to reclaim valuable materials, such as: gold, silver and palladium from circuit boards; copper wiring from phone chargers; nickel, iron, cadmium and lead from battery packs; and plastic from cases and accessories.[2]
In November 2006, the magazine Inc. named ReCellular to the Green 50.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ "Fighting e-waste one cell phone at a time". ITworld. 2008-11-25. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
- ↑ Greene, Kate (2008-08-19). "Where Cell Phones Go to Die | MIT Technology Review". Technologyreview.com. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
- ↑ "The Recyclers - Green 50 - Sustainable businesses". Inc.com. 2006-11-01. Retrieved 2014-01-15.
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