Like most people, my cell phone plan expires every two years. Around then, I usually get a new phone - I tend to drop it a lot, so my phones gets a lot of wear and tear. I have two right now at home, SIM-card-less and not useful to me.

So I’m glad to see Flipswap, a website that allows you to donate your used phone to charity! If the phone still works, they’ll use it, and if not, they’ll recycle it (because there’s some harmful stuff in there). If you recycle your phone In Store, they’ll even plant a tree for you (they cleverly call this reLeaf).

You can also donate recycle old iPods. If you’re not so charitably minded, you could get cash on the website - they still donate the phone.

It’s an easy and convenient way to do good. Great stuff.

This phone, though, is not recyclable.
Photo by KB35