Collective Good and Staples now offer a nationwide Mobile Devices Recycling program in all Staples stores that make it easy for customers to recycle their used cell phones, PDAs, pagers, and rechargeable batteries.  Customers can recycle these devices by simply dropping them off while they shop at their local Staples store.  A large portion of the proceeds generated from recycling the mobile electronics devices will be donated to the Sierra Club to fund environmental education and conservation programs.  For more information, see www.collectivegood.com/donatephoneStaples.htm.

Soldiers For Soldiers Recycling Program

Fallen O'Brien of the United States Air Force began doing some research on various fundraising programs and came across a company that buys used cell phones along with empty toner and inkjet printer cartridges and paid her $1.00 for every inkjet cartridge and $3.00 for every used cell phone collected, also they paid the shipping costs.  Airman O'Brien along with The American Legion has started the Soldiers for Soldiers collection campaign to raise funds for The American Legion.  

Legion Post 221, at 427 Lincoln Way E in Massillon, is the local collection point for the printer cartridges and used cell phones.  For more information on the program, call (330) 833-4545.

Harbor House, Inc. is collecting used cell phones, preferably 3 years old or newer.  If you have an old cell phone and you would like to see it used in a worthwhile way, please drop it off at the Harbor House office, 349 East High Ave., New Philadelphia, weekdays from 8:00am to 4:00pm.  Their office is the tan house, with green trim, across from Catola's Dry Cleaning on the corner of East High and Beaver Ave. Map This Location  

If you are a school, business, church or organization, you may collect phones at your facility and we will be happy to pick them up for you.  Tuscarawas County Public Library will also accept the cell phones for Harbor House.  If you have any questions, please contact Harbor House at 330-343-2778 or toll free at 888-214-3927.

How to take action:

1. Delete all phone numbers from your phone's memory.
2. Put your phone in a zip lock bag (along with the charger).  If you would like a receipt or acknowledgement of your tax deductible donation, please include your name, address and
3. your estimated value of your phone.  Harbor House will provide you a receipt for your records.
4. Drop off your old cell phone at either the Harbor House, Inc., Tuscarawas County Public Library or another designated area.

Recycle to Fight Breast Cancer and Protect the Environment!

Every year, hundreds of millions of cell phones, toner and inkjet cartridges are thrown into our nation's landfills.  In addition to putting toxic chemicals into our earth, these phones and cartridges take up valuable space and waste priceless resources. The goal of this recycling program is to prevent these items from entering our landfill.  The items are collected, recycled and all profits from the recycling efforts go to support the fight against breast cancer.

As a participant in this program, you collect these items, box and prepare them for shipping and you will receive a prepaid shipping label.  There is no cost to you for shipping.  For more information on what you can recycle and how to go about doing it, check out the Recycle for Breast Cancer website.

Funding Factory is the nation's leader in fundraising through recycling. It is as easy as collecting empty laser & inkjet cartridges and old cell phones. Send your qualifying cell phones and cartridges to Funding Factory and redeem them for state of the art technology, recreation equipment or cash. Funding Factory is the solution to all your recycling/fundraising needs and it's all FREE!