Disposal of consumer technological hardware such as cell phones, computers, and other electronic equiment is becoming a larger problem every day. It is increasingly common that you may have to pay to properly dispose of many types of older equipment. The phone recycling contacts listed below can take all types of cell phone equipment, and some may even give you credit toward purchase.

Many states have passed laws that prohibit the dumping of items such as cell phones, monitors, computers and printers, and are requiring that these items be properly disposed of. If you cannot find a non profit organization that will accept your equipment at no charge, we encourage you to contact a recycling center, such as the ones listed at the bottom of this page, to properly dispose of your equipment.

Also, watch your local news for special electronics recycling days that are now being held in many cites, where you can dispose of smaller amounts of equipment at no charge.

If you want to document the value of your donation of computers, sound equipment, musical instruments, video and other equipment for the IRS or other authorities, you can get an instant online appraisal from the industry standard Computer Blue Book for $3.99. If you need to appraise more than a few models of equipment, call 619 850-8343 for quantity pricing for online appraisals.

American Cellular Donation Organization offers a simple and efficient way of raising funds for your charity. Recycling used cell phones have many benefits. Your charity will receive a donation for each cell phone that is in working condition that is collected.

Donate A Phone - Created by CTIA Wireless Foundation, the Donate A Phone family of programs was designed to benefit charities by tapping into the potential value of the 30 million used cellular phones lying idle across America.

Collective Good - CollectiveGood is the mobile devices recycling resource. If you have spare cellular phones, pagers or PDAs sitting on a shelf or in a drawer, you can recycle them here in an environmentally and socially responsible manner.

Charitable Recycling - The Charitable Recycling Team wants to assist you and the environment by making it easy to dispose of used cellular phones. Because cell phones and their batteries contain many hazardous materials that can harm the environment if not disposed of properly, it's important to know how and where to recycle e-waste in an environmentally-responsible way.

Wireless Recycling - The largest recycler and reseller of used cellular phones and accessories in the wireless industry. In 2002, over 1.5 million wireless handsets were collected, refurbished and resold or recycled by ReCellular throughout the world.

Sprint Project Connect - Through Sprint Project Connect, donated cellular phones are either recycled or resold. A portion of the net proceeds from resale benefit Easter Seals and the National Organization on Disability (N.O.D.) – two organizations that serve people with disabilities. The remaining funds support the Wireless Foundation. Phones are accepted at Sprint Stores and participating Easter Seals locations nationwide.

Verizon Recycling and Waste Reduction - Verizon Wireless collects used cellular phones to resell, refurbish or recycle under its HopeLine Program. This program supports victims of domestic violence through grants and education. In the last year approximately 500,000 used cellular phones were diverted from the landfill by this program.

Cingular Wireless Recycling - Whether it's obsolete, old but still useful, or a warranty exchange, every cellular phone and accessory returned to Cingular has a destination. Older model phones are sent to a facility where they are tested, evaluated, and sorted. Phones deemed repairable are restored and either redeployed as part of an entry-level kit, put into service in secondary markets, or used for warranty exchanges. Phones that cannot be repaired are sent for the recycling of plastics and precious metals.