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Recycling Your Old iPhone

June 21, 2010

For those of you getting a new iPhone 4, recycling your old phone is very important. Here’s how.

iphone4 Recycling Your Old iPhoneWere you one of the lucky ones that was able to place a preorder on the iPhone 4? If so, you could be receiving a new phone as early as this Thursday, when the iPhone 4 officially debuts.

Those expecting a package or in-store pick-up on Thursday should start thinking about recycling their old iPhone, iPhone 3G or iPhone 3Gs. Luckily, Apple has a free recycling program in place, both in Apple stores and via mail order.

If you ordered the iPhone 4 and don’t currently have an Apple phone, you can find a cell phone recycling location near you using 1-800-RECYCLING.com’s recycling location search.

Si Robins

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3 Responses to “Recycling Your Old iPhone”

  1. federico totti

    June 21st, 2010

    Are you supposed to trash the old one? wth?!?
    What about giving it to a low budget friend?

  2. Si Robins

    June 21st, 2010

    That works, too. As long as it’s not being dumped in a trash can or left to sit in a drawer!

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