Reuse for GSM or Recycle?
With the launch of Bell & Telus’ new 3G GSM network, many people are wondering if they can use an older Rogers, Fido, or other unlocked GSM phone instead of buying a new one. The answer is unfortunately not so simple – SOME cell phones will work while others will not and those cell phones need to be recycled here in Canada unless you’re planning on continuing to use Rogers or Fido services. Both Bell and Telus have provided tools online to tell by IMEI number (a serial number assigned to each GSM phone) whether or not your handset will work on their network. Click here to check out the Bell GSM compatibility tool. Click here for the Telus GSM compatibility tool. If your device will work with their network, you... (more...)
Recycle Handsets for Haiti Relief
The destruction and desperation we have witnessed in Haiti demands our action and CellCycle.ca is here to do it’s part as well. If you can’t assist our neighbours in Haiti with a cash donation, why not consider assisting by recycling your old cell phone? From today until February 28 2010, CellCycle.ca will donate 50% of all proceeds generated to the Canadian Red Cross to assist with their relief efforts. Please help us by taking up a collection in your area, church, or at your workplace. If you can collect 50 cell phones or more please contact CellCycle.ca for a pre-paid shipping label valid from anywhere in Canada through Canada Post. Alternatively, you can also recycle through any one of our collection locations listed... (more...)
CellCycle adds nearly 60 New Places to Recycle your Cell Phone
Recycling a cell phone is now even easier thanks to participating member depots of the Eastern Recyclers Association. Nova Scotians can now recycle their old cell phones ethically through CellCycle.ca at any one of almost 60 participating bottle depots across Nova Scotia. With nearly 21,000,000 cell phones becoming obsolete in Canada every eighteen months stashed away in drawers, or worse, being tossed into the trash, recycling cell phones for Nova Scotians is now as easy as recycling empty bottles. While the wireless industry currently estimates that fewer than 15% of all cell phones get recycled, this is an important development in the step towards ensuring better diversion of the troublesome waste stream. If disposed of by landfill,... (more...)
Reuse for GSM or Recycle?
With the launch of Bell & Telus’ new 3G GSM network, many people are wondering if they can use an older Rogers, Fido, or other unlocked GSM phone instead of buying a new one. The answer is unfortunately not so simple – SOME cell phones will work while others will not and those cell phones need to be recycled here in Canada unless you’re planning on continuing to use Rogers or Fido services. Both Bell and Telus have provided tools online to tell by IMEI number (a serial number assigned to each GSM phone) whether or not your handset will work on their network. Click here to... (more...)
iPhones are cool, but are they green?
Apple has been touting its newer Mac Books as being leaner and greener but what about the iPhone? With the latest iPhone released on the market, you may be considering an upgrade but please remember to recycle the old one. A video produced by Greenpeace reveals that the crowd pleaser is not green at all. Containing chemicals that are all potentially toxic including Bromine, Chlorine, and Phthalates, it is more important than ever to remember to recycle your iPhone and other cell phones if you want to preserve the planet. Lithium-Ion and Lithium-Polymer batteries are another part of the problem. ... (more...)
Mobile Review: Sony Ericsson Elm
Sony Ericsson’s Greenheart program is more than just an internal standard; it is a very important ideal that many other companies should learn from. Greenheart is not the only eco-friendly standard that the company is implementing. Sony Ericsson has a very strong stand regarding proper use of energy, eliminating unwanted substances in the manufacturing of products and to achieve sustainability in aspects that many other companies ignore. The Greenheart series is among the fruits of this noble endeavor. The Sony Ericsson Elm is the going to be the first Greenheart device for 2010. This candy bar... (more...)
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Hello and welcome to CellCycle.ca. Our company is working to make ETHICAL, socially responsible cell phone recycling easier and more accessible to New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario and the rest of Canada.