Here is the Weblink for selling a used/broken pda...... http://www.gethightech.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=S UYP 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 > [log in to unmask] > > ----- 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. 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