If you've received an Amazon shipment in the last month, you may have noticed a couple of these Cell Phones For Soldiers envelopes inside the box. By putting your old cell phone in one of these "prepaid" envelopes, it then gets sent to Recellular, a company which pays Cell Phones for Soldiers for each donated phone. With this money, Cell Phones for Soldiers purchases prepaid calling cards for U.S. troops and marines stationed overseas, with hopes of getting more than 12 million minutes of cards this year.
AT&T has already jumped on board by donating more than $500,000 to CPFS and now offers cell phone recycling drop-off sites at 1,800 store locations. To participate, your phone can be in any condition and does not need to have batteries, just throw it in the bag and send it off. Considering the harmful impact discarded cell phones have on our environment, I'm happy that there's a program making cell phone recycling effortless. And even better that it's being backed by Amazon!
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Jerome Dreyfuss
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Is there any way to get one of these envelopes without buying something from Amazon? We have two used cell phone sitting at home that we're trying to figure out what to do with.
1I got one with my Amazon order yesterday. It's a great idea and takes the task of searching for a legitimate charity to donate them too.
2i got it on my lastest order, just one question, can you send more than one cellphone in the bag??
3This is a great idea! I have two old ones at home and we have a bunch of old ones at work.
4Monoka, I was also wondering the same thing. I'll contact them and post the answer back in this post so everyone knows!
5Ok, here's what to do if you want to send more than one phone:
Go to http://www.cellphonesforsoldiers.com/shippingLabel_generic.html
to print up a pre-paid printable label for your envelope. If your package weighs more than 3 lbs (about 8 phones), please call or email Cell Phones For Soldiers for an alternative shipping method... Although no USPS shipping labels are accepted.
Minimize weight and save on postage by mailing cell phones only. Batteries, chargers and accessories are not required but are accepted.
If you haven't received an envelope, but want to recycle your phone, just go to your local AT&T wireless store (U.S only) and drop off your phone.
6I used this when I bought a new phone and it was great. I love it that so many more companies are supporting cell phone recycling programs.
7I got one. I am definately sending my old cell out this weekend!
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