Mobile Media Review

Everyone likes getting a new phone — technology is changing so rapidly that even a phone purchased six months ago may start to look very old even though it was just bought not too long ago! Many people are beginning to become more and more concerned with the environment — with good reason. After all, there’s only one earth and we have to take care of it. How do those two concepts go together? Well, there’s usually two places where a used cell phone goes — either they get stored in an empty drawer for later use in case of an emergency, or they are placed right into the trash and end up in landfills. This leads to a whole lot of waste that isn’t necessary. Flip Swap, a company that helps people recycle cell phone they’re finished with, agrees with that statement and they’re dedicated to lowering the number of cell phones that are ending up in land fills.

The beauty of the service is in the simplicity and the benefit for the user — trade in cell phone, get cash back or store credit elsewhere towards a new phone. Even broken cell phones count at this site: they will still get recycled like newer, functional phones. In the case of newer and working phones, they are given to people who would not be able to afford cell phones otherwise. There’s a charity option as well — instead of cash back, users can even request that the money be instead routed towards a charity of their choice. There’s a big list of charities on the site to choose from.
In short, going green doesn’t have to be painful — with companies like Flip Swap making it so easy, everyone can go green with their technology and make the world a much better place to live in!