From asap.... -ac
...Americans have more than 500 million old cell phones lying around
collecting dust. That figure is based on estimates that consumers
replace their phones about every 18 months, says Mike Newman, vice
president of ReCellular Inc., a Dexter, Mich.-based firm that
refurbishes old cell phones and resells them in developing countries....
Founded in 1991, ReCellular is finally seeing its business take off.
Last year, it delivered old phones to 40 countries, from Ghana to Peru
to Madagascar.... ReCellular is a for-profit business that works closely
with nonprofit charities. In one campaign, the Boys and Girls Clubs
receive $1 for every cell phone dropped off at a Best Buy store. Other
efforts have raised money for shelters for battered women and Red Cross
projects helping Hurricane Katrina survivors.
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http://asap.ap.org/stories/308025.s
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