Slim and well adorned? Clear them out!

Slim and well adorned.

That's what they are always eyeing.  To them the next one is always better with a lot more to play with! When will they stop groping for the next one that comes along?

Yeap!  Mobile phones! The latest model wins hands down again.

So, what did you do with the older models?

How about selling and donating part of the payment to a charitable organization?  Mark Bowles makes it possible for Americans to do just that with his ecoATM, as long as they are willing to have their license and thumb print scanned.  A great way to verify ownership and prevent sales of stolen mobile phones.

So, what do they do with the gadgets collected by ecoATM?  75 percent of the devices are sold to refurbishers while the rest go to e-waste recyclers.  What a great way to reduce e-waste and re-use what are still applicable.

OK, let's check out what this machine, which won the Popular Science's , “The Best of What’s New Award" in 2010, is all about.

Upgrading your mobile phone? Before you dump...

What do they do you do with your used mobile phone once you have upgraded to the latest and greatest? You are likely to hear your own responses in the following video by INFORM, Inc.



So, before you buy your new mobile phone, maybe you would like to check if the company you are buying it from has a "Take-back" recycling programme. I did a search on Google for "old used mobile phones take back" and discovered Charity Guide provides a list of places where you can donate your used mobile phones and feel good about it.