By fortressdayton

April 6, 2010 4:31 PM | Link to this

What a horrible recommendation. Cell phones, like computers, store masses of information that are not always ‘deleted’, despite recipients’ claims. phones should be crushed beyond recognition after use. They should be treated as small computers.

By larry

April 6, 2010 9:19 PM | Link to this

non SIM phones like Verizon are the worst…if you can store data on Sim or SD card you can often take all of it with you when you get rid of a phone

By marine mom

April 7, 2010 6:08 AM | Link to this

an even better use for old cell phones, and their charges, drop them off at Liberty Tax for donation for soldiers.They are recycled and redeemed into free phone cards for our military overseas.

By another option

April 7, 2010 1:25 PM | Link to this

Isn’t there another option all year round? Donating to women’s shelters? I heard they will have them reprogrammed only for emergency 911? Not sure about this.. but thought there was something like this.

By check this out

April 7, 2010 1:33 PM | Link to this

there is a web site for ohio to drop off items for recycling. This is their statement”Ohio Drop Off is dedicated to helping individuals and companies dispose of their used computer equipment properly and responsibly. During the process, however, the safety and security of your data is a primary concern. During the process of recycling, when any device that could possibly contain any older data is processed, Ohio Drop Off handles it in two ways. If the device is to be remarketed, we put the device through a time-tested process that effectively and efficiently destroys all data, rendering it completely unrecoverable. If the device is not remarketable, the device is put through a process that physically destroys the product, thus rendering the data unrecoverable.”

By Rick

April 8, 2010 9:26 AM | Link to this

It’s easy to remove your hard drive on your computer before donating it. There’s no need to be afraid of what’s inside since your getting rid of it anyway, who cares if you break something. You might actually learn something about computers while messing around inside, too. I don’t know enough about cell phones to make sure my data is erased.

By Kim

April 8, 2010 10:42 AM | Link to this

We, Goodwill Easter Seals Miami Valley, accept all kinds of electronic and computer equipment. You can donate your working and non-working items at any of our retail locations…and your donation then supports programs and services for people with disabilities. Our new computer recycling program has kept 25,000 pounds of items out of the waste stream/landfills.

By J

April 9, 2010 9:29 AM | Link to this

For those worried about information, get a magnet. Something more significant than a refrigerator magnet. A speaker magnet, at least. Effective and what any responsible recylcer would use. Theirs is larger, of course.

By Jesse

April 14, 2010 11:13 AM | Link to this

www Cellitused co​m is another great place to recycle phones and ipods or electronics, they just launched a new web site that is very user friendly! They also have a great blog at Phoneburg com