Samsung is aiming to recycle 1 million phones this year in the US. No doubt a great idea, but that’s a lot of eBay money which some will not want to give up. Personally, I have wanted to recycle every Samsung I have owned so far…
“Samsung Telecommunications America (Samsung Mobile), the No.11 mobile phone provider in the U.S.2, is kicking off a nationwide as part of its March to a Million pledge to collect one million mobile phones for recycling in 2010. Reaching an estimated seven million middle and high school students in approximately 9,500 schools across the U.S., the eco-focused program will educate teens about the importance and ease of mobile phone recycling.
“Samsung Mobile has numerous eco-friendly initiatives in place, including our Mobile Take-Back program and last year’s launch of the Samsung Reclaim, the first phone in the U. .S. constructed from eco-friendly bio-plastic materials,” said Paul Golden, Chief Marketing Officer of Samsung Mobile. “The March to a Million program is taking our green initiatives one step further to educate consumers on the importance and ease of recycling mobile phones. The goal of the in-school program is to reach an influential demographic and one that we think will help us spread the word throughout their communities.”
