Company Recycles, Refurbishes and Reuses Phones to Help Save Lives and
Mother Earth
ORANGEBURG, N.Y., Dec. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Are you one of the thousands
of people who received a cool, new phone or PDA this holiday season?
Wondering what to do with your old one? Recycle it by dropping it off at a
Verizon Wireless Communications Store and dispose of it in an
environmentally friendly manner. And the best part? All phones collected
will be recycled or sold through the Verizon Wireless HopeLine(R) Phone
Recycling Program and either phones or cash will be donated to help
survivors of domestic violence, helping to save lives and Mother Earth.
"It's amazing how a small gesture like recycling an old phone can have
a huge impact. Over the past 10 years, our HopeLine program has kept tons
of electronics waste and batteries out of landfills," said Charles Hand,
president of Verizon Wireless' New York Metro Region. "Equally important is
the fact that HopeLine has provided wireless phones that serve as lifelines
to domestic violence victims."
To date, thanks to conscientious consumers, the HopeLine program 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.
* Recycled more than 170,000 pounds of batteries in cooperation with
Call2Recycle(TM).
A recognized corporate leader for its commitment to preventing domestic
violence and raising awareness of the issue, Verizon Wireless was the first
wireless carrier in the nation to collect and recycle old cell phones to
benefit survivors and has done so since January 1999. Nationally, the
Verizon Wireless HopeLine program has given more than $4 million in cash
grants and more than 45,000 phones with airtime to domestic violence
prevention organizations.
Wireless phones and accessories from any carrier can be donated at any
Verizon Wireless Communications Store throughout New York and Northern New
Jersey. For a complete list of store locations, visit
http://www.verizonwireless.com/storelocator. For additional information on
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 67,000 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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