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It has been noticed that an average North American changes cell phone every 18 to 24 months. This leads to discard of the old phones which add hazardous substances like mercury, cadmium and lead to the environment.

So recycling of cell phone is necessary, the first step towards this is to make public aware about the recycle of cell phones. As the awareness grows there will be less wastage of discarded cells and more recycling.

There are a few recyclers who have ventured to help in this process.Call2recycle are one of them which work for the consumers and the retailers based in United States. Being a non profit organization it helps in providing tips to recycle cell phones.

Collectivegood organization helps to recycle old cells. They collect discarded cells, mend them and then resell them to the developing countries where poor people can get affordable communication.
The recycling of cell phones can help to reduce electronic waste and improve environment.

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