Florida's Department of Environmental Protection launched the 'Easy As One' campaign's first regional collection fair over the weekend in Tallahassee on the Downtown MarketPlace grounds. More than 2,400 plastic bags were recycled at the event, and 300 pounds of paper goods were shredded and sent to be recycled. Additionally, a total of 50 old mobile handsets were collected and given to the Big Bend Victim Assistance Coalition. DEP Deputy Secretary Mimi Drew said that the collection event proved that recycling can make a difference. Ms Drew added that thousands of plastic bags were successfully collected and recycled, and a charitable organisation was ... Full Story

Mobile phone recycling is continuing to grow in popularity. As mobile phone manufactures and service providers continue to plug the importance of mobile recycling, more and more internet sites are popping up to help consumers get the best deal for their old mobile handsets. Simply Drop mobile recycling, a web-based service offered by the Royal Mail, is a quickly emerging as a leading web price comparator. Despite not offering the highest price always, the site offers competitive fees alongside top phone manufacturers. Offers on the site at present include £22.88 for the Nokia 3250, or £14.08  for the LG Prada KE850. Simply ... Full Story

Sprint, a popular American mobile phone network, has designed new mobile phone packaging that can be reused to recycle an old mobile for free. The new packaging will debut with the Samsung Seek line this month. The new package will encourage customers of the network to reuse the box to recycle an old mobile. The new system will be used on two-thirds of packaging for the new phone model, and simply requires customers to place their old mobile phone into the package and return it for free to Sprint. The remaining one-third of Seek model telephones will retain their traditional packaging, and ... Full Story

The amount of recycled mobile phones in the UK more than doubled last year, according to reports. Issues with uncertainty among consumers, however, are becoming a growing concern, as Brits report they are unsure of which mobile recycling companies to trust. Compare and Recycle, a leading recycling comparison site in the UK, has launched a site aimed at rebuilding consumer confidence. On the Compare and Recycle site, visitors can key-in the unused mobile phone model and the search engine will generate a list of recycling merchants categorised by customer ratings, shipping details and price. According to the website, operators' communication between the ... Full Story

According to a new report, the sheer amount of old mobile phones and other electronic refuse scattered about households across the UK could pay off one fifth of the nation's budget deficit. An astonishing one-third of the £28 billion worth of electrical equipment will be thrown out this year. But it will not be sent to recycle; most of that percentage will end up in landfill sites in the country and overseas. Envirofone, one of the nation's largest recycling mobile handset companies, sponsored the survey, which found that an average Scottish household has up to £110  worth in unwanted gadgets. This ... Full Story

Boots has launched a new programme that allows customers to sell their old mobile handsets to the popular high-street chemist. With Boots new mobile phone recycling, UK customers can now have a quick and easy way to recycle old mobile phones. Just visit Boots' website and type in the model of the mobile phone and follow the subsequent steps. According to the website, there are also other tips and information on ways to recycle a variety of electrical goods. Just like other mobile phone recycling sites, Boots supplies the postage-paid envelope for return to the chemist in exchange for cash. However, ... Full Story

Compare the Market, a comparison processing website, has launched a new ad campaign to promote mobile phone recycling in the UK. The campaign will target UK residents with old mobile phones who wish to turn them in for cash. Mobile phone recycling has been at the forefront of recycling campaigns in the UK since 2006. Electronic companies and mobile phone providers are scrambling to curb the epidemic of mobile handset waste. Harmful greenhouse gases accumulate when electronics such as mobile handsets are not recycled properly and instead sent to landfill. Now, Compare the Market is hoping to provide UK residents with old ... Full Story

As Earth Week concludes across the globe today, MyWireless.org, a national consumer advocacy site, has called for all wireless handset users to increase their efforts to be more eco-friendly. As part of the initiative, the wireless group is encouraging mobile users to responsibly discard their old or unused mobiles. Brian Johnston, director of the online advocacy group, said that the website will seek to encourage mobile phone users to recycle responsible and take more steps to take advantage of recycling programmes being continually offered by wireless service providers. Wireless service providers across the globe have begun implementing initiatives in the shape of ... Full Story

AT&T announced a new eco-friendly initiative in celebration of Earth Day's 40th anniversary. Initiatives will include a 40 per cent discount on AT&T's ZERO charger to any customer that recycles an old mobile device at an AT&T retailer. The new eco-friendly charger will be available in May, and participants can claim their charger once it hits stores next month. Other programmes include, sponsoring Earth Week for the Earth Day Network, as well as hosting a solar-powered, interactive exhibit at the National Mall in Washington DC until 25 April. This week will also see the launch of AT&T's 'One Million Eco Challenge'. ... Full Story

Samsung Telecommunications America and Sprint have joined together again to deliver a mobile handset that retains the green values that both mobile service providers have tried hard to uphold. The latest in a host of collaborations from the two companies, the Samsung Restore has been outfitted with Sprint's award-winning One Click user interface. Moreover, the mobile phone is eco-friendly with a balance of both technology and environmentally conscious design. The Samsung Restore is scheduled to hit shelves this summer and will be available at all Sprint retailers including online sites. Samsung Restore will come with a two-year service agreement with Sprint. The ... Full Story

Walgreens has announced the launch of a new recycling programme aimed at promoting mobile phone and ink cartridge recycling at all store locations. Beginning 22 April, Earth Day, all Walgreens's customers can drop off any used or unwanted mobile handsets or ink cartridges at their nearest Walgreens photo counter. The US Environmental Protection Agency stated recently that recycling one million mobile phones would amount to saving enough energy to run over 185 households for a year. Chuck Greener, vice president of corporate affairs and communications at Walgreens, said that the recycling programme would provide customers with an accessible, convenient way to ... Full Story

Samsung Mobile will partner with Sprint to break the current Guinness World Record for largest amount of donated mobile phones for recycling. The competition, which will look to replace the existing record for highest number of mobiles collected at one location, will take place 15-18 April. The collaboration is part of the March to a Million programme being put on by Samsung Mobile. Samsung Mobile, through the March to a Million programme, is looking to collect over a million old mobile phones for recycling by the end of this year. Sprint has a similar programme 'Recycle for Victory' that also aims ... Full Story