Cell Phone Recycling Program

Eco-Challenge launches partnership with Verizon Wireless' Hopeline program

The Eco-Challenge is offering cell phone recycling in conjunction with Verizon Wireless' HopeLine program. Working and broken cell phones, batteries and accessories from all service providers will be accepted at one of five collection boxes:

MBA headquarters, 20 West St., Boston;
MBA western Massachusetts office, 73 State St., Springfield;
CLF's Massachusetts headquarters, 62 Summer St., Boston;
The Green Roundtable's NEXUS Green Building Resource Center, 38 Chauncy St., 7th Floor, Boston; and
Seyfarth Shaw, Two Seaport Lane, Boston.

All collected phones, batteries and accessories are shipped to ReCellular in Michigan. HopeLine has collected more than 5.3 million phones, kept more than 200 tons of electronic waste and batteries out of landfills and donated more than $5.6 million in cash grants to organizations that run domestic violence awareness and prevention programming. Local organizations which have received support are:

ReCellular is committed to removing all personal data from all phones collected. As an added precaution, it is recommended to consult your user manual or search for directions for a "hard reset" for your phone's make and model online to clear the information yourself.

All Eco-Challenge Pledge Partners are welcome to set up their own collection locations. E-mail or call (617) 338-0675 for more information.