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Donate them to shelters (Score:4, Informative)
Re:Properly Recycled (Score:5, Informative)
You can recycle old cell phones with Apple. [apple.com] And that's *any* cell phone, not just iPhones. (It says so right there on the page: "All models and types of cell phones".) You can bring them to an Apple store or fill out the form on that page and they'll send you a free box with prepaid return shipping. They also have links to free recycling programs in 18 states and programs in other parts of the world. They promise "responsible" and "environmentally friendly" disposal.
You can also bring in an old iPod and you'll get 10% off a new one.
Click the link that says "Apple recycles responsibly" to see this:
When you recycle with Apple, your used equipment is disassembled, and key components that can be reused are removed. Glass and metal can be reprocessed for use in new products. A majority of the plastics can be pelletized into a raw secondary material. With materials reprocessing and component reuse, Apple often achieves a 90 percent recovery rate by weight of the original product.
Apple meets the requirements of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal. All e-waste collected by Apple-controlled voluntary and regulatory programs worldwide is processed in the region in which it was collected. Our recyclers must comply with all health and safety laws, and we do not allow the use of prison labor. Apple recyclers do not dispose of hazardous electronic waste in solid-waste landfills or incinerators. For an example of the stringent processing and operational controls Apple places on its directly contracted recyclers, read an excerpt from our recycler requirements agreement [PDF].
Re:Useless (Score:4, Informative)
Depends on how you define old.
I defined it as "a phone I've replaced", regardless of the reason it was replaced.
Re:Old cell phones are kids toys (Score:5, Informative)