It’s estimated that Americans have over 130 million cell phones are retired each year and up to 500 million old cell phones are sitting in storage. Many people just assume that their old cell phones are junk.
However, it just might be that your old cell phone is worth some money. As an incentive for recycling old cell phones, there are many paid recycling programs that are emerging. One of the most prominent of these programs comes from CellForCash.com where people are offered between $5 and $150 for their used cell phones.
If you’re wondering how the recycling company recoups its investment, here’s how: they extract precious metals from some phones and donate other phones to charities (tax write-off).
Recycling your old cell phone is not only good for the environment but could provide you with some extra money at the same time. So consider digging that old cell phone out of the closet and checking to see whether it’s eligible for a reputable recycling program.
