What happens to a cell phone after it is collected?
Once a cell phone is dropped off at a participating retail store, or mailed in, the product typically will be packaged and shipped to a recycling facility for evaluation. The used phone is typically inspected for: • Reuse: If wireless devices and accessories are in good working condition they can be cleaned up and returned to service. In other cases, the phone is disassembled and the parts are reused; • Refurbishment: Many wireless devices may be reconditioned or repaired and returned to service; or • Recycling: When wireless devices reach their end-of-life, they are sent to processing facilities that recover and recycle the reusable materials.
