Cell Phones
Also known as mobile phones, includes smartphones (PDA phones, iPhones, Blackberrys, Sidekicks).
According to the EPA, by 2005 (I couldn’t find more recent figures), an estimated 65,000 tons of waste was generated per year from cell phones. That makes sense considering pretty much everyone (and their moms, literally) have a cell phone and replace them every one to two years.
Keep your cell phones out of landfills. The EPA states, “in their circuitry, batteries, and liquid crystal displays, cell phones can contain toxics like arsenic, beryllium, cadmium, copper, and lead. Their plastic casings have also been treated with brominated flame retardants.” And you know how much I hate brominated flame retardants.
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