Comments on: Following the recycled cell phone trail… http://www.indyish.com/following-the-recycled-cell-phone-trail You might be awesome, but we are the Indyish! Wed, 15 Oct 2008 21:17:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Lise Treutler http://www.indyish.com/following-the-recycled-cell-phone-trail#comment-35637 Lise Treutler Wed, 07 May 2008 03:37:42 +0000 http://www.indyish.com/following-the-recycled-cell-phone-trail#comment-35637 really good questions! i think sometimes i (and probably other people) get so caught up in the fact that were able to recycle things we couldn't recycle before that i forget to ask questions like that. really good questions! i think sometimes i (and probably other people) get so caught up in the fact that were able to recycle things we couldn’t recycle before that i forget to ask questions like that.

]]> By: alanah http://www.indyish.com/following-the-recycled-cell-phone-trail#comment-35630 alanah Wed, 07 May 2008 01:51:10 +0000 http://www.indyish.com/following-the-recycled-cell-phone-trail#comment-35630 Where do recycled cellphones go anyways? what are they recycled into? are they recycled for the itty bits of materials in them, or actually fixed and resold or what? If they can be fixed for a profit, how come is seems impossible to find someone to fix a cellphone? How come people (in this case the very worhty Sun Youth cause) can make money from this? Sorry to bombard you with questions, but the title of teh blog post indeed piqued my curiousity about the "trail" that the old phones follow after drop off. Anybody have a clue? Where do recycled cellphones go anyways? what are they recycled into? are they recycled for the itty bits of materials in them, or actually fixed and resold or what? If they can be fixed for a profit, how come is seems impossible to find someone to fix a cellphone? How come people (in this case the very worhty Sun Youth cause) can make money from this?

Sorry to bombard you with questions, but the title of teh blog post indeed piqued my curiousity about the “trail” that the old phones follow after drop off. Anybody have a clue?

]]> By: Nadine Benny http://www.indyish.com/following-the-recycled-cell-phone-trail#comment-35557 Nadine Benny Mon, 05 May 2008 17:19:47 +0000 http://www.indyish.com/following-the-recycled-cell-phone-trail#comment-35557 I think we all buy things we don't need, it is after all highly encouraged through every medium we are exposed to, and while it's important to be conscious of it and think about all our choices, I think it's also important to keep in mind that without people who buy shiny new things every 2 years, the rest of us would lose many great second hand options for clothes, furniture, houseware, cars, etc. As it goes, "one man's trash is another man's treasure", this has likely been part of our economy forever. We can encourage people with more disposable income to stop buying new things all the time... but until that time comes, recycling is a step in the right direction! I think we all buy things we don’t need, it is after all highly encouraged through every medium we are exposed to, and while it’s important to be conscious of it and think about all our choices, I think it’s also important to keep in mind that without people who buy shiny new things every 2 years, the rest of us would lose many great second hand options for clothes, furniture, houseware, cars, etc. As it goes, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure”, this has likely been part of our economy forever.

We can encourage people with more disposable income to stop buying new things all the time… but until that time comes, recycling is a step in the right direction!

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