Today is Earth Day--you've got to do at least one thing to celebrate. If nothing else, find that old cell phone in the back of your closet and trade it in for a tree. Seriously--check it out here!
(C, T & W in a tree. Circa 1983)Take One Moment to Educate Yourself...
Every year over 100 million used cell phones are discarded, filling landfills with toxic chemicals that present environmental hazards to the planet's already fragile ecosystems. Discarded cell phones generate over 65,000 tons of waste worldwide each year. This waste releases toxic chemicals including arsenic, antimony, beryllium, cadmium, copper, lead, nickel and zinc into the environment, damaging the environment and presenting severe health hazards to humans.
Don't let this continue to happen--spread the word about iRecyclePhones.com, a company dedicated to making a positive difference one phone at a time by recycling used cell phones that would have otherwise ended up in landfills. In addition, the organization has partnered with the nation's oldest citizens' conservation nonprofit, American Forests, and will be planting a tree for each cell phone donated to the organization starting today!
And the best part? I'm the proud wife of one of the people behind this effort. Good luck Wade and the rest of you--and thank you for helping to make our earth a little greener!
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4 comments:
This is so cool! I'm in!
Cute picture! :)
Thanks for the link, we will definitely use it!!!
Hmmm- sounds like your green wife was behind this one, Wade. Count me in.
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