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Tools and Information
Brochure
Management Tools
Cell Phone Recycling Campaign Materials
Fact Sheets
Links
Podcasts
Videos
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Brochure
Donate or Recycle Electronics: eCycle (PDF) (2 pp, 1.5MBK) - brochure describing the Plug-In To eCycling campaign and providing resources for recycling your unwanted electronic equipment.
Management Tools
- Certification Programs for Electronics Recyclers
EPA encourages all electronics recyclers to become certified by demonstrating to an accredited, independent third-party auditor that they meet specific standards to safely recycle and manage electronics. Currently two accredited certification standards exist: the Responsible Recycling Practices (R2) and the e-Stewards® standards. We also encourage customers to choose certified electronics recyclers.
- Checklist for the Selection of an Electronics Recycler (PDF) (5 pp, 112K)
Designed by the Federal Electronics Challenge (FEC) to aid federal agencies and facilities in the initial evaluation of an electronics recycler, this checklist has broader applicability. It can guide you in answering some basic questions about an electronics recycler.
- Electronics
Environmental Benefits Calculator
Estimates the environmental and economic benefits of purchasing EPEAT-registered products, improvements in equipment operation and reuse and recycling practices. It can also calculate the energy and greenhouse gas savings generated by reuse and recycling efforts alone.
Cell Phone Recycling Campaign Materials
- Recycle Your Cell Phone. It’s An Easy Call. (Fact Sheet) | PDF Version (1 pg, 427K)
- Recycle Your Cell Phone. It's an Easy Call. (Flyer) (PDF) (1 pg, 433K, about PDF)
- Campaign Tagline – Contact Karen Pollard (pollard.karen@epa.gov) or (703) 308-3948 with the Plug-In To eCycling program to request the cell phone campaign tagline, available in JPG and EPS formats.
- Print Public Service Announcements (PSAs) –
Download the campaign's print PSAs to use in your company's
outreach:
- Go Green by Recycling Your Cell Phone (PDF) (1 pg, 123K, 4" x 5")
- Seriously...You're Not Going To Use It Again (PDF) (1 pg, 128K, 4" x 5")
- Seriously...You're Not Going To Use It Again (PDF) (1 pg, 173K, 6.88" x 4.75")
- Recycle Your Cell Phone. It's An Easy Call. (PDF) (1 pg, 348K, 4.5" x 10")
- Go Green. Recycle Your Cell Phone. It's an Easy Call (PDF) (1 pg, 197K, 7" x 10")
- Recycle Your Cell Phone. It's an Easy Call. (PDF) (1 pg, 371K, 7" x 10")
- Poster-size PSAs
- Go Green. Recycle Your Cell Phone. It's an Easy Call (PDF) (1 pg, 2.3MB, 25" x 37")
- Recycle Your Cell Phone. It's an Easy Call. (PDF) (1 pg, 662K, 25" x 37")
- Seriously...You're Not Going To Use It Again (PDF) (1 pg, 6.1MB, 38" x 26")
- Web Banners
- Banners for use on your Web site to encourage cell phone recycling
- The Life Cycle of a Cell Phone (PDF) (2 pp, 648K) | en Español (PDF) (2 pp, 540K) – Geared towards 6th to 8th graders, this educational poster shows the life cycle of a cell phone from obtaining raw materials through manufacture, packaging, distribution, useful life, and disposal. It explains the importance of life cycle management and encourages reuse and recycling. The poster also contains games and activities. Available in both English and Spanish.
Fact Sheets
- Plug-In Update: 2008 Activities (PDF) (4 pp, 578K) - flyer describing accomplishments of Plug-In To eCycling and its partners in 2008
- Plug-In Update: 2007 Activities (PDF) (4 pp, 449K) - flyer describing accomplishments of Plug-In To eCycling and its partners in 2007
- Plug-In Update: 2006 Activities (PDF) (4
pp, 814K) - flyer describing accomplishments of Plug-In To eCycling
and its partners in 2006
- Plug-In Update: 2005 Activities (PDF) (2 pp, 224K) - flyer describing accomplishments of Plug-In To eCycling and its partners in 2005
Links
- EPA's
Product Stewardship Web Site - provides information on local, national, and international efforts
to improve the design and recyclability of electronics.
- Environmentally
Preferable Purchasing of Electronics
- provides information on
purchasing electronic products or services that have reduced negative
effects on human health and the environment.
- eCycling Web site - provides information on discarded electronics, including statistics and regulations.
- Electronics
Recycling Web Portal - provides information
on reducing waste from electronics, data on electronics
recycling trends, and sources for donating and
recycling electronics.
Podcasts
- Greener Computers: A Look at Energy Efficiency and Recycling
- Cell Phone Recycling
- Consumer Electronics: Trends in Recycling
- Recycle Your Unwanted Cell Phones: Green Tips | En Español
- Plug-In To eCycling Computer Recycling Program