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Recycle your cellphone


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ecycling is no longer just for aluminum cans and glass bot- tles. Nowadays, even


electronics can be recycled. Every year, millions of eco- conscious consumers choose to recycle their cellphones upon buying newer models. Thanks to the prevalence of cellphones, such decisions can have an enormously posi- tive impact on the environ- ment. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, if all of the more than 100 million cellphones no longer being used in the U.S. were recycled, it would save enough energy to power more than 18,000 homes.


But before recycling your cellphone, there are a few things you must do to ensure you’re protected. * Terminate your contract. Be sure your existing contract is terminated before recycling your cellphone. If you are con- tinuing your contract and just upgrading your phone, it’s still OKto recycle your old tele- phone, just make sure the phone is not still part of your contract going forward. * Clear personal information from the phone. Once you have upgraded your phone and updated your contract, clear all personal information from the phone. Remove the phone’s SIM card and delete


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all of your contacts, text mes- sages and photos. If your phone had Internet capabili- ties, make sure you have logged out from any sites you frequently visited, such as e- mail providers or your bank’s Web site.


* Contact your wireless car-


rier. Once you have erased the data from the phone, you might want to contact your wireless carrier. The carrier should instruct you on how to conduct a factory hard reset, which will reset the phone en-


tirely. If you don’t want to con- tact your carrier, buy a data erasing tool.


Once all of the data has been erased, it’s time to turn your cellphone in. Cellphone recycling programs are widely accessible, and retailers and a host of other cellphone providers have their own recy- cling programs. Contact your cell phone service provider or visit a cellphone retailer to learn more about how to recy- cle your cellphone. — Metro Creative


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