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Bloomfield Hills, MI, April 22, 2008 – In 2006, Americans threw away 100 million cell phones. Recycling them could have saved enough energy to power 194,000 U.S. households for a year according to the EPA. April 22nd is Earth Day and it’s your chance to recycle your cellular phone responsibly and keep it out of the waste stream.

The Wireless Source, through its Charitable Recycling arm, introduced a cost-free mobile phone recycling service that not only recycles the device responsibly, but also removes all personal data residing on the unit and makes a donation to charity.

As cell phones have increased in popularity, the average life of a cell phone is now approximately 18 months. As people upgrade more frequently, it creates a stockpile of unused handsets sitting idle in glove boxes and desk drawers. It is estimated that there are more than 500 million cellular phones stockpiled in the United Stated alone. Many of these phones contain mercury and lead, recycled correctly the environmental threat is minimized.

To commemorate Earth Day, The Wireless Source will also make an additional donation to any of the featured charities listed on the web site for each phone sent in to be recycled.

Consumers can recycle and or donate their phone by going to http://www.charitablerecycling.com and download a prepaid shipping label and a tax receipt.

About The Wireless Source

The Wireless Source is a global leader in the collection, processing and reuse of wireless technologies. The company supports recycling and asset recovery services to wireless service provider, retailers, charities and consumers in secure and environmentally sound manner. The Wireless Source is an ISO14001 registered company.