The Environmental Club is partnering with Collective Good to present our cell phone recycling drive. You can donate cell phones, pagers, PDA's, phone chargers and headsets, ink jet cartridges, and laser toner cartridges.

Reusable phones are refurbished and resold, usually in the developing world.  Printer cartridges are sent to manufacturers for remanufacturing and sale.  The Environmental Club receives a small donation for some of these items.  For older items that cannot be resold, they are processed by approved electronic waste handlers who dismantle and recycle usable materials in an environmentally responsibly manner.  Donated items are not put in landfills, and environmental health and worker safety precautions are rigidly followed. 

For more information about Collective Good, go to:
www.CollectiveGood.com
 

We are collecting phones at four campus locations from April 20, 2006 until May 16th, 2006.

• King Library - Information table on 1st floor.

• Student Union - Information desk

• Campus Villiage - Front desk

• Center for Development of Recycling - WSQ115

• You can also make a donation from the Collective Good website.  Click on "Donate" at the top, then select the "Environmental Club at SJSU". 

*Phones must be disconnected from service before donation.  Contact your carrier to disconnect service.  All personal data should be removed from phones before donation.  All donations are subject to the terms and conditions at the bottom of this page.

More Collective Good info:

CollectiveGood is founded on principles of environmental responsibility.  Through our recycling programs, we protect the environment by keeping tons of toxic waste from entering landfills every month.   We recycle practically all of the materials we receive, either for their materials components, or into reuse.  Though reuse is the highest form of recycling, causing the least drain on resources for the maximum benefit, recycling all of the materials possible is critical to true environmental stewardship.  CollectiveGood “closes the loop” by recycling everything from the phones, their batteries, chargers, accessories – even the boxes and donation forms.
 
Mobile phones and other mobile devices (pagers, PDAs) present a growing threat to the environment. As of 2003, there are more than 500 million mobile phones waiting to be recycled in the US; either in drawers, or already in the waste stream. Another 100 million or so will be added this year and even more next year. Once in the waste stream, these devices may leak Lead, Mercury, Cadmium, Arsenic and other toxic substances into the water supply. Municipalities often incinerate their waste, instantly putting these toxic elements into the air, and they return to earth in rain water. Since life on Earth depends on water, the threat is clear.
 
We proudly participate in EPA programs, and maintain close supervision of the disposition of all materials we process through our EPA approved partners. We have noticed that several other companies who claim to be recycling mobile phones to protect the environment, but only want specific makes and models of phones, and have no credentials on how they dispose of the toxic materials they process. By processing only certain of mobile phones, they are accomplices in the degradation of the environment; the other phones and their toxic materials almost surely just get thrown in the trash.

CollectiveGood Terms & Conditions

Overview

CollectiveGood Cell Phone Recycling enables consumers to recycle their used cell phones / mobile phones (hereafter referred to as Phones) and PDAs to generate funds for charities and partner organizations. We reserve the right to alter, cancel, or amend our services at our sole discretion.

The use of CollectiveGood's recycling service is governed by the terms, policies and conditions set forth in this User Agreement ("Agreement"). Your use of CollectiveGood's recycling service indicates your acceptance of these terms, policies and conditions. We may amend this agreement at any time by posting the amended terms on our site. Except as stated, the amended terms will automatically be effective immediately after they are posted.

Disconnect Phone Service

Consumers agree to disconnect service on all Phones BEFORE sending them to CollectiveGood. CollectiveGood is not responsible and will not be liable for any and all airtime charges or any other charges accrued prior to, during, or after processing by CollectiveGood. The original user and wireless carrier / service provider are responsible for resolving payment issues regarding any and all carrier-based service charges.

One way to test whether your Phone is disconnected is to attempt to place a call. If you successfully place a call, please contact your service provider to disconnect your service before donating your Phone through CollectiveGood. Note that certain numbers, such as *611 or *911, are designed to function even if your phone is disconnected. Please use the number of an acquaintance rather than these special service numbers when testing your phone for active service. If you are unable to operate your Phone to conduct a test, you may wish to contact your service provide to verify that your Phone is out of service.

Customer Information / Stored Data

CollectiveGood is not responsible and will not be liable for the use of any personal information stored in memory of a donated Phone or PDA after it has been donated. Consumers are responsible for removing any and all data they deem sensitive from all phone memory and removable memory BEFORE sending their Phones or PDAs to CollectiveGood. This includes, but is not limited to phonebook information, personal codes, e-mail addresses, personal addresses, IM addresses, photos, and downloaded files.

ALL phones and PDAs enable users to remove personal data from their memories. Please review the contents of your Phone or PDA and remove any data you consider private or confidential before donating your cell phone or PDA. Contact your device manufacturer if you have questions regarding the erasure procedure.

Services

* CollectiveGood accepts and recycles all makes and models of cell phones, mobile phones, pagers and PDAs.
* All battery chargers and related accessories are accepted.
* All handsets, other mobile devices and / or accessories sent to CollectiveGood that cannot be reused will be properly recycled in accordance with EPA guidelines and the Basel Action Network.

Copyright / Trademark Notice

CollectiveGood.com is owned and operated by CollectiveGood, Inc. Materials appearing on this site, unless otherwise specified, including the text, site design, logos, graphics, icons, images as well as the selection, assembly and arrangement thereof, are the sole property of CollectiveGood, Inc. No materials from this site may be copied, reproduced, modified, republished, uploaded, posted, transmitted, or distributed in any form or by any means without our prior written permission. Any unauthorized use of the materials appearing on this site may violate copyright, trademark and other applicable laws and could result in criminal or civil penalties.
 

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