Subject: [NEXTEL-1] US wireless industry aims to boost phone recycling

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Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 15:14:07 -0400

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US wireless industry aims to boost phone recycling
Wednesday October 22, 4:08 pm ET

WASHINGTON, Oct 22 (Reuters) - U.S. wireless carriers on
Wednesday launched an initiative to boost recycling of older
phones which consumers often stuff in a drawer after buying the
latest and greatest new gizmo.

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With about 150 million wireless subscribers who replace
their phones on average every 18 months, the Cellular
Telecommunications & Internet Association kicked off an effort
to encourage them to donate handsets to charity or recyclethem.
"CTIA will also take the lead in educating and energizing
consumers on the importance and ease of recycling wireless
products," said Tom Wheeler, president of CTIA, the industry's
trade group.
About 80 million handsets are sold every year in the United
States and carriers introduce dozens of new handsets annually.
Verizon Wireless, the biggest U.S. carrier and a joint
venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ - News) and Vodafone Group Plc
(London:VOD.L - News), has had a program in place for the last seven years
and collected more than 1.2 million phones in the last two
years alone.
Some of the phones were refurbished and donated to
organizations that aid victims of domestic violence while the
company donated about $1.5 million in cash, air time and
handsets in the first six months of 2003.
Cingular Wireless, a joint venture of BellSouth Corp.
(NYSE:BLS - News) and SBC Communications Inc. (NYSE:SBC - News), said it accepts
phones regardless of carrier and they are either repaired or
sold to third parties who salvage the metal or parts for other
uses.
Members of CTIA, the industry trade group, pledged to
further promote recycling and try to limit environmental harm
from new products. It also plans to launch a Web site with
information on recycling old wireless phones that may be
sitting in their drawers at home,
www.recyclewirelessphones.com.

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