Eco-Chic Matt & Nat call for cell phone recycling

Have you upgraded your cell phone recently? Do you have the latest Blackberry or…

Wait. I don’t actually know much about cell phones. I have one, and use it throughout the day, but only for calling people and checking my voice mail. I don’t text message. I don’t browse the Internet and I don’t check my email. I’m old-fashioned that way, I guess, and the only reason I have a cell phone is because at my apartment before this one, I decided it made no sense to have both a landline and a cell phone, and since I was rarely home I picked the travelling option.

Luddite tangent aside, if YOU are less afraid of technology than I, you must have at least one old cell phone kicking around in a pile or dust or drawer of other forgotten tech-toys. And if you are like me, you’ve wondered what to do with old electronics. Sure, a big black garbage back is easy, but is it the best solution?

The environment cries a resounding NO, and Montreal-based designer vegan leather company Matt & Nat completely agrees. Next Wednesday, 30 April, they’ll be hosting a sidewalk sale-esque cell phone recycling bash outside Sun Youth on St-Urbain.

Matt & Nat has teamed up with a company to recycle these phones and benefit Sun Youth at the same time, thanks to corporate per-phone pledges. This will be a day where everybody wins! 

Here’s what they say:

MATT & NAT has partnered up with the Montreal company, 1 Optimum, who has been spearheading a month long cell phone recycling campaign to benefit Sun Youth. Through corporate pledges, for every cell phone donated, $4 willbe donated to Sun Youth. The final goal is to raise $10,000–that’s only 2500 cell phones!

And, of course, we will be giving out a MATT & NAT gift as thanks to you.

In case you didn’t catch that last bit, let me remind you: you will get a lovely free gift, all for recycling an old cell phone! You’ll be doing something good for the planet and receiving a bonus for the minimal effort of getting your butt to Sun Youth. 

In sum:

Wednesday 30 April, 3:00 - 7:00 PM
Sun Youth
4251 St. Urbain
Between Mount Royal W. and Rachel W.
Cells for Sun Youth 2008 site
1 Optimum
Sun Youth Organization