• HopeLine® drop boxes available in local stores
• Free mailing label available online
• Nearly 70,000 phones collected in New York State during National Cell Phone Recycling Week in 2009
ALBANY, NY — With drop boxes in stores throughout the area and a free mailing label available on its Web site, Verizon Wireless makes it easy for local customers to recycle old wireless phones, batteries and accessories during National Cell Phone Recycling Week and year-round. Phones donated at Verizon Wireless stores go to HopeLine®, the company’s long-running phone recycling and reuse program that supports local domestic violence prevention and awareness organizations.
For the second straight year, Verizon Wireless is joining with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), cell phone manufacturers and retailers to increase awareness about wireless phone recycling opportunities during Plug-In To eCycling’s National Cell Phone Recycling Week (April 5-11, 2010).
Last April, New Yorkers donated nearly 70,000 wireless phones and accessories to HopeLine during National Cell Phone Recycling Week.
“We’re always happy to see customers in our stores, and we encourage them to give their old phones to HopeLine after upgrading their devices or buying new ones. It’s an easy way to get rid of old, no-longer-needed equipment and help both the environment and domestic violence survivors in our community,” said Marquett Smith, president of Verizon Wireless’ Upstate New York region. “National Cell Phone Recycling Week is a great reminder that there is a good use for that old phone.”
Customers can visit their local Verizon Wireless Communications Stores to quickly and easily donate their no-longer-used wireless phones, batteries and accessories to HopeLine.
Collected phones will be disposed of in an environmentally sound way under a zero landfill policy or refurbished for resale and reuse. Proceeds from HopeLine support local victims of domestic violence and local non-profit advocacy agencies.
Verizon Wireless is a proud member of the EPA’s Plug-In To eCycling program, which encourages Americans to recycle their cell phones and accessories. For more information, visit www.epa.gov/plugin.
To learn how to donate phones, accessories or batteries to HopeLine, visit www.verizonwireless.com/hopeline.
About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation’s most reliable and largest wireless voice and 3G data network, serving more than 91 million customers. Headquartered in Basking Ridge, N.J., with 83,000 employees nationwide, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE, NASDAQ: VZ) and Vodafone (LSE, NASDAQ: VOD). For more information, visit 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 www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.
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