Places To Donate Your Used Phones

Everyone has at least a few old cell phones sitting around, and if you are a prepaid phone user, you might even have more than one that you just don’t need. So, instead of throwing them in the bin, check out these options for donating your old phones and giving them to a good cause:

• Cell Phones for Soldiers – You can help our troops overseas call home by donating your cell phone. Cell Phones for Soldiers will recycle your phone and use the profits to buy prepaid phone cards for soldiers. Check out their site for options to donate your phone.
• National Coalition Against Domestic Violence – The NCADV raises funds to help families recovering from domestic violence through the sale of refurbished phones. They also recycle unusable phones, so it isn’t going to the landfill.
• Hope Phones – Run by Medic Mobile, this organization recycles donated phones to help the environment and to help fund their healthcare organization abroad.
• Second Wave Recycling – Not only will they recycle your phones, but they will donate 100% of the value of the phone (from $0.25 to $150) to your chosen charity. They have a pretty good list of charities to choose from, so it is definitely a good choice. They also guarantee none of the phones go to the landfill.
• Secure the Call – A non-profit, Secure The Call is all about taking working cell phones–no matter their age–and redistributing them to seniors and others to use as 911 emergency phones. All functioning phones have the ability to call 911, even without a carrier or service, and can provide as a contact during an emergency.
• American Cell Phone Drive – This website is set up to help match phone owners with charities and organizations in your area looking to collect old phones. You can put your zipcode in on this page and see all the locations looking to collect phones in your area. If there are none, then you can also mail them your phone and they will recycle the phone as necessary.

There are plenty of other sites and places, so check with your local charities to see if they have any use for old cell phones. Before you send your phone anywhere, make sure you wipe all of your information from the device using a factory reset or other method. If you don’t know how, check with a local phone resale shop and they may do it for you, or help you figure it out.]]>