Verizon Wireless Tips Help Consumers, Businesses Recycle, Reuse and Reduce
MORRISTOWN, N.J., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- November 15th is the America
Recycles Day and Verizon Wireless encourages all wireless customers to make
a difference by recycling their no longer used wireless equipment. Verizon
Wireless was the first wireless carrier in the nation to collect and
recycle old cell phones and has done so since January 1999 -- first in New
York and New Jersey and then across the U.S. The company offers the
following tips on how to 'go green' while saving money, the environment
and, quite possibly, someone's life.
RECYCLE: Consumers and businesses can recycle their no-longer-used
wireless phones through the Verizon Wireless HopeLine(R) program. HopeLine
accepts wireless phones and accessories in any condition from any
manufacturer or service provider. Simply drop-off your phone, battery and
accessories at any Verizon Wireless Communications Store and the company
will dispose of them in an environmentally sound way. To date HopeLine has:
-- Kept more than 200 tons of electronics waste and batteries out of
landfills.
-- Collected nearly 4.2 million wireless phones.
-- Properly disposed of nearly 1 million wireless phones.
-- And in cooperation with Call2Recycle(TM) recycled more than 170,000
pounds of batteries.
REUSE: Phones collected through HopeLine are refurbished, resold and
reused whenever possible. Proceeds from HopeLine are donated to domestic
violence advocacy groups or used to purchase wireless phones for survivors.
As a result of HopeLine, Verizon Wireless has donated:
-- Over $4 million in cash grants.
-- More than 45,000 phones with airtime to domestic violence prevention
organizations.
-- Locally, HopeLine's direct and in-kind donations total nearly $700,000
including more than $150,000 to the New York City Family Justice
Center Initiative.
REDUCE: When left plugged in, empty cell-phone chargers consume standby
or 'phantom' energy. The same goes for all chargers. To help save energy -
and energy costs -- consumers should plug all chargers (cell phone, digital
camera, mp3 player etc.) into a power strip and switch it off when not in
use. The U.S. Department of Energy estimates appliances and home
electronics are responsible for about 20 percent of a typical home's energy
bill. Simply unplugging appliances, electronics and their chargers, when
not in use, can save each household hundreds of dollars a year.
For store locations and additional information about HopeLine, visit
http://www.verizonwireless.com/hopeline.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable wireless voice and
data network, serving 63.7 million customers. The largest U.S. wireless
company and largest wireless data provider, based on revenues, Verizon
Wireless is headquartered in Basking Ridge, NJ, with 68,000 employees
nationwide. The company is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:
VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at
http://www.verizonwireless.com. To preview and request broadcast-quality video
footage and high-resolution stills of Verizon Wireless operations, log on
to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia Library at
http://www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
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