Comments on: Nokia kiosks collect phones for recycling

In Malaysia, cell phone maker is installing touch-screen booths for recycling and customer care. Recovered materials include cobalt, nickel, copper, iron, aluminum, plastics, and gold.

[kokadood]

What Ironic to have this article and the one just bellow with the picture of the rest of an Nokia e-Waste (Nokia CRT screen plastic cover)...

[benjaminstraight]

I think that people don't recycle their cell phones because they don't want some company to refurbish and sell them. Same thing with printer cartridges.

[ReVeLaTeD]

People don't recycle their cell phones because the companies don't offer anything by doing so. Quid pro quo - it's simple.

That's why I laugh when T-mobile sends me those stupid envelopes asking me to recycle - uh, give me a $100 credit off my bill for each phone I recycle, then I'll recycle all you want. I won't do it for free; rather sell it on Craigslist so that someone else can use it and I can make a small profit.