ecoATM ~ Cash For Unwanted Electronic Devices

Posted by My Dallas Mommy on Sunday, October 19th, 2014 at 10:00 AM
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Here’s a way to earn some cash for the holidays while giving back to the environment at the same time! Gather up those unwanted mobile phones, tablets, and MP3 players and get ready to make some money with ecoATM.

ecoATM is the nationwide network of automated electronic recycling kiosks located in shopping malls, Walmart stores and select other large retailers in your area that includes WinCo and several Tom Thumb locations – including MANY in the DFW metroplex!).

ecoATM gives cash payments for unwanted mobile phones, tablets and MP3 players that would otherwise end up in landfills! They have recycled more than 879,000 pounds of devices in its four-year history—that includes more than 3 million individual devices, 105,822 pounds of copper and over 2,166 pounds of silver.

Not only are you cleaning out the clutter in your house, you’re giving back to the environment and ensuring the electronic don’t end up in a landfill – plus, you’ll earn CASH!

DID YOU KNOW?

There will be roughly 396 million idle or inactive mobile devices in the U.S. by the end of 2014. Of those, only about 80 million will be recycled. According to the U.S. EPA, less than 20 percent of unwanted cell phones are recycled each year.

• The first ecoATM was installed in September 2009; there are approximately 1100 kiosks

• Cash given for mobile devices ranges from $1 to $300 per device, and every transaction provides an opportunity to donate some or all proceeds to charity.

• ecoATM is able to find a second life for 75 percent of devices collected. For the remaining 25 percent of devices, ecoATM partners with certified eWaste reclamation facilities to ensure those materials are responsibly reused and recycled.

• According to EPA calculator tables, the average environmental impact of a single ecoATM recycling phones over a one year period is equivalent to the energy savings of taking four U.S. houses off the grid.

• In 2013, the ecoATM network of kiosks resulted in a savings equivalent to enough electricity to power more than 2,750 U.S. homes and a hazardous waste reduction equivalent to the weight of 267 refrigerators.

Head over HERE to find a kiosk near you!

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