Even if an old cell phone has placed its last call, sent its last text or played its last song, it doesn’t have to end up in the garbage. Cell phone recycling programs are increasingly popular and ...

ReCellular Inc., is accelerating the reuse and recycling of used personal electronics with the addition of 30,000 more drop off recycling locations in the United States and expanding into Latin ...

I’ve had my current cellphone for less than two years, but I’m already getting weekly texts from my carrier with offers to upgrade it. Some people love to have the latest and greatest features, while ...

In the days of AT&T’s century-long monopoly, people sometimes kept the same phone for a lifetime. These days, users upgrade constantly and relegate old phones to desk drawers — or the trash bin. They ...

SAN FRANCISCO (Private Equity Week) - Mark Bowles said the idea behind ecoATM was born at a coffee shop. At a Starbucks in Del Mar, California, located north of San Diego, Bowles would routinely meet ...

Miramar, Fla.-based cell phone recycler GRC Wireless Recycling has announced that it recycled more than 530,000 cell phones during the first quarter of 2008. GRC Wireless recycles cell phones for ...

If you have an old Samsung phone, you might be able to exchange it for cash soon. Samsung recently announced a new program called "Galaxy Easy Reward", which will allow customers to sell their used ...

My sister asked me if I knew a way to remove personal data from her old cell phones for e-cycling/recycling purposes. I said she should be fine if she pulls the SIM card and does a factory reset. She ...