Nokia Tests Cell Phone Recycling Kiosks
by Jennifer Berry
Published on September 19th, 2008
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As part of a six-month pilot program, Nokia recently launched cell phone recycling kiosks in the Klang Valley in Malaysia, according to cnet.com.
Named the Integrated Nokia Kiosk (INK), the stations are unique because they combine cell phone recycling and customer care into each unit. Subscribers have the option of donating their old phone for recycling, or dropping off their unit for various technical and repair services in the one-stop kiosks.
According to Nellie Abdullah, Nokia Malaysia’s environmental coordinator, “The new kiosks are part of our commitment to environmental responsibility, and one way in which we believe we can make it easier for people to recycle their used and unwanted mobiles.”
Nokia recently conducted a survey of 6,500 people in 13 countries, in which only three percent of respondents indicated they had recycled a cell phone, and fifty percent had no prior knowledge that their phone could be reused or recycled. The study also revealed that 44 percent of users stored outdated units in their homes and four percent of outdated units were landfilled.
To donate your unwanted cell phones, use Earth911.
