Here is the Weblink for selling a used/broken pda......
http://www.gethightech.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=S
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Lyle
On 4/25/03 7:43 a, "Dennis D. Nicholson" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Lyle,
>
> How does one contact the "better place"?
>
> Dennis D. Nicholson
> 903 North C Street
> Indianola, IA 50125-1323
> 515 962 0289 FAX:515 962 1599
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> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: Lyle Krewson <mailto:[log in to unmask]>
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Sent: Friday, April 25, 2003 7:40 AM
>> Subject: Re: press release- Recycling mobile electronics
>>
>> Actually, there is an even better recycling program of used PDA and cell
>> phones. They are re-used for intended purpose.
>>
>> There is a company that buys used PDAs and renovates them for re-sale and
>> use, that is how I sold/recycled an older one, and bought a replacement.
>>
>> Cell phones can be donated to a charitable organization that provides them to
>> abused women and others in shelters who need access for personal security.
>> (Newspaper article recently in DMR.)
>>
>> Below would be for a ‘final resting place.’
>>
>> Lyle
>>
>>
>> On 4/24/03 6:29 p, "erin jordahl IA" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>>> For Immediate Release: April 24, 2003
>>> Contact: Marianne Maw - Sierra Club (415) 977-5761
>>> Owen Davis - Staples (508) 253-8468
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> SIERRA CLUB & STAPLES TEAM UP TO RECYCLE MOBILE ELECTRONICS
>>> New Program With CollectiveGood Makes Recycling Used Cell Phones, PDAs and
>>> Pagers Easy & Convenient
>>>
>>> San Francisco, CA - Starting this weekend you will no longer have to wonder
>>> how to dispose of your old cell phone, PDA or pager. On Sunday, April 27,
>>> the Sierra Club, Staples and CollectiveGood, a socially responsible mobile
>>> electronics recycling company, are teaming up to unveil a new program that
>>> makes it easy for consumers to recycle their used cell phones, PDAs and,
>>> pagers.
>>>
>>> In the U.S. alone, there are an estimated 250-300 million used cell phones,
>>> and many millions of other used mobile devices that should be recycled
>>> rather than disposed of in landfills. Recycling mobile electronics prevents
>>> hazardous elements like mercury, cadmium and lead from contaminating the
>>> earth through incineration and landfill disposal.
>>>
>>> The new program makes recycling easy: simply drop off used cell phones,
>>> PDAs and pagers, as well as chargers, in collection tubes conveniently
>>> located near the cell phone display in every Staples store. CollectiveGood
>>> will refurbish the collected devices for reuse, or recycle them according
>>> to federal and local environmental standards. In addition to keeping toxic
>>> wastes out of America's landfills, Staples will give a portion of the
>>> proceeds from qualified mobile electronics to the Sierra Club. The donation
>>> will be used to support environmental education and conservation programs.
>>>
>>> "This program gives people the opportunity to do something good for the
>>> environment just by making a trip to their local Staples. And with their
>>> broad market reach, Staples will be connecting with a wide variety of
>>> consumers beyond those already involved in environmental causes." says
>>> Johanna O'Kelley, Director of the Sierra Club's licensing program. Seth
>>> Heine, President of CollectiveGood, agrees, "This is the most comprehensive
>>> initiative of its kind and is also the most consumer friendly."
>>>
>>> Mark Buckley, Vice President of Environmental Affairs at Staples says, "Our
>>> new recycling programs, the latest initiatives in our overall environmental
>>> commitment, address the great need to reduce the amount of electronics
>>> going into landfills. We're pleased to work with CollectiveGood and the
>>> Sierra Club toward this goal.
>>>
>>> About the Sierra Club
>>> The Sierra Club's members are 700,000 of your friends and neighbors.
>>> Inspired by nature, we work together to protect our communities and the
>>> planet. The Sierra Club is America's oldest, largest and most influential
>>> grassroots environmental organization. For more information about the
>>> Sierra Club go to www.sierraclub.org
>>>
>>> About Staples
>>> Staples, Inc. is an $11.6 billion retailer of office supplies, business
>>> services, furniture and technology to consumers and businesses from
>>> home-based businesses to Fortune 500 companies in the United States,
>>> Canada, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Germany, the
>>> Netherlands and Portugal. Headquartered outside Boston, Staples invented
>>> the office superstore concept and today is the largest operator of office
>>> superstores in the world. The company has 58,000 associates serving
>>> customers in approximately 1,500 office superstores, mail order catalogs,
>>> e-commerce and a contract business. More information about the company is
>>> available at www.staples.com.
>>>
>>> About CollectiveGood
>>> CollectiveGood is the nation's premier mobile phone recycling company,
>>> seeking to convert millions of idle, yet functional mobile phones back into
>>> reuse, typically in the developing world. CollectiveGood refurbishes and
>>> recycles mobile phones in an environmentally friendly manner, and generates
>>> substantial funds for charities in the process. For more information,
>>> visit www.collectivegood.com, or call 770-856-9021.
>>>
>>> ###
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Erin E. Jordahl
>>> Director, Iowa Chapter Sierra Club
>>> 3839 Merle Hay Road, Suite 280
>>> Des Moines, IA 50310
>>> 515-277-8868
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