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Tip: Your message to SUST-MAR must be html-free. So, BEFORE you hit SEND, please go to your "Format" pull-down menu and select "Plain text." Thanks! ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. CELL PHONE RECYCLING IN CANADA There is a Canadian group out of Newmarket, ON that does a similar thing recycling cell phones to help various charities. www.charitablerecycling.ca Cheers, Adam Yes. There is an organization called Think Food that accepts cell phones, ink-jet cartridges, and laser cartridges for recycling, with proceeds going to the local food bank. There is not an NWT drop-off point, but I'm reasonably sure that the city's Solid Waste Coordinator would be pleased to provide such a place, if Ecology North were to sponsor the program. Their info is at http://www.think-food.com/en_index.php Earl Blacklock >From Elise Maltin: this is the Canadian site http://www.pitch-in.ca/Ntl%20Cell%20Phone%20Program/1-1.html · a starter kit containing: § Instructions on what can and cannot be collected § Large colour promotional posters (more can be requested) § Pre-paid shipping labels to return the collected phones at no cost to you § Additional resources are also available, such as sample collection announcements, press releases, sample marketing and promotional aids, a variety of tips and ideas on the best places to collect old cell phones and suggestions on various collection techniques. Just visit The Program's website at www.pitch-in.ca · Details on how to pack and ship the collected cellphones How does the Program Work? · register online · PITCH-IN CANADA forwards the information to its partner - PhoneBack, Canada · you receive your starter kit materials within 10 to 14 days from PhoneBack, Canada. · Make up Collection Boxes, using the "how to" suggestions and poster available from this website · You start collecting old cell phone handsets immediately · when you have enough to ship (50 or more per box), pack the cell phones, affix the pre-paid shipping label and call FedEx for FREE pick-up PITCH-IN CANADA's National Cell Phone Recycling Program is a partnership with PhoneBack, Canada, remanufacturers of cell phones. PITCH-IN CANADA is a national ____________________________________________________________________________ Did a friend forward this to you? Join sust-mar yourself! Just send 'subscribe sust-mar' to mailto:majordomo@chebucto.ca
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