Recycle that cell phone, maybe save a life

Published 2:33 pm Monday, January 10, 2011

If you received a new mobile phone for the holidays, then it’s probably time to recycle your old cell phone, right?

And if you have three or four old phones sitting in a drawer, then you really need to get on the stick.

Here’s the good news: Just by recycling your cell phone, something you should do anyway, you can help Domestic Violence Services of Snohomish County.

Working and broken phones are valuable.

Cell phones without service can call 911 if they’re charged, just the thing for victims of domestic violence, who might need them in case of emergency.

Phones that are old, broken or missing cords and chargers can be sent to phone recyclers, who will pay 50 cents to 20 dollars per phone.

Money that Domestic Violence Services receives from such phone recycling can be used to help fund programs and services for victims of domestic violence and their children.

Phones may be dropped off at the DVS office at 1310 Pacific Ave., Suite 5, Everett.

Find other locations at www.dvs-snoco.org or call Julie Martin at 425-259-2827, ext. 13.

Get directions for how to erase data from your specific model of cell phone here. It’s free, but registration is required.