Reduce your carbon footprint and give a gift to the environment and to future generations of your family. With the crazy holiday schedule and hustle and bustle of this time of year, it is important to remember the spirit of the season...giving and family. Spend time with family and friends by taking a trip down to your local zoo or aquarium with an old, unused cell phone. ECO-CELL, www.eco-cell.org, an environmentally focused cell phone recycling and green fund raising company, has ‘answered the call of the wild’ by offering recycling/green initiatives that are easy for anyone to take part in this holiday season. From a nationwide recycling initiative to helping local zoos and wildlife parks, ECO-CELL is encouraging everyone to think green this Christmas. Here are some quick highlights about the different initiatives:
-Why shouldn’t people just throw away their old cell phones? You can protect the environment from toxins found in cell phones such as lead and arsenic by recycling them. By recycling your phone through ECO-CELL, you can also help raise funds for our friends in the animal world while helping the environment.
-Save the Environment & the Gorillas! ECO-CELL is asking people around the nation to send in their old/unused cell phones (we all have them sitting in a drawer somewhere!) For less than $4 (average cost of shipping) people can really make a difference! We are hoping people tell their friends, their family and their colleagues! By pooling together and collecting more than 10 phones, ECO-CELL offers FREE SHIPPING. This initiative is great for people who are looking for something to do that helps the environment, but might not have a lot of time or resources to donate. Proceeds will go to the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund.
-Go Grrrrrrreen With Your Local Zoo! ECO-CELL has worked with zoos and aquariums nationwide and has established cell phone collection bins at most major parks. Visit your local zoo with the kids and bring your old cell phones to donate. For a complete listing of ECO-CELL collection locations visit http://www.eco-
Bottom line, ONE PERSON CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE! Remember, green is the new white for Christmas 2007!
