Comments on: Saying Goodbye to an Old, Clunky, Digital Friend http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2010/04/saying-goodbye-to-an-old-clunky-digital-friend/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=saying-goodbye-to-an-old-clunky-digital-friend EPA's Blog About Our World Thu, 23 May 2013 16:26:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Mobile Numbers http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2010/04/saying-goodbye-to-an-old-clunky-digital-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-51585 Mobile Numbers Sun, 17 Jun 2012 05:54:11 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=2206#comment-51585 I would agree that old cell phones be recycled accordingly, but also more recent ones that are high in emissions. Unfortunately most of the cell phones in current society emit high radiation. At this point in technology they should find a way to reduce the radiation and supply consumers with a safe way of communication. For that all poorly designed cell phones which emit high radiation should be disposed of. Think about it…most of the cell phone users now a days are young children who are still growing and maturing hormonally. I don’t think high radiation cell phone technology is going to be a good thing.

]]> By: Super John http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2010/04/saying-goodbye-to-an-old-clunky-digital-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-51249 Super John Mon, 21 May 2012 03:39:25 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=2206#comment-51249 Thanks for the reminder about Nat’l Cell Phone Recycling Week. I will have a box set up tomorrow to start collecting them from fellow TSA officers. Wouldn’t it be great to have one at each airport this week? I’m sure that we would collect thousands of them nationwide.

]]> By: Mobile Phones http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2010/04/saying-goodbye-to-an-old-clunky-digital-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-36979 Mobile Phones Thu, 25 Nov 2010 01:39:05 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=2206#comment-36979 Nice blog you have here. I never knew you could recycle your old mobile phones. Thanks for the great information for sustainability!

]]> By: lapss321 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2010/04/saying-goodbye-to-an-old-clunky-digital-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-36870 lapss321 Fri, 19 Nov 2010 09:49:46 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=2206#comment-36870 Nowadays it is easy enough to purchase a cheap replacement phone so there is no point in storing old ones “just to play it safe” in case something were to happen to it. Instead, they can be put to good use which is what I and hopefully the rest of the D.C. community will choose to do. Thank you for bringing this to my attention!

]]> By: Al Bannet http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2010/04/saying-goodbye-to-an-old-clunky-digital-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-28962 Al Bannet Thu, 08 Apr 2010 13:20:01 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=2206#comment-28962 They’re really just addictive toys designed to wear out soon so the business can grow exponentially with the growing turnover. I shun all such nonsensical technology.

]]> By: Ambrosia Brown http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2010/04/saying-goodbye-to-an-old-clunky-digital-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-28927 Ambrosia Brown Wed, 07 Apr 2010 14:49:37 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=2206#comment-28927 I think it is very wasteful to get a new phone every year to get the latest model when the old one works fine. Only once have I ever gotten a new phone before my old one completely died (the ringer/talk volume is stuck on it). I keep that phone around just in case something happens to my current phone.

However, they seem to make phones that last as long as a phone contract. That seems wasteful as well. The older cell phones used to last a lot longer. Yea, they were larger and heavier, but they were a lot more sturdy. I actually prefer the old phones, but I am one of those weirdos who primarily use their cell to talk on. Shocking, I know…

]]> By: wade harter http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2010/04/saying-goodbye-to-an-old-clunky-digital-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-28768 wade harter Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:15:49 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=2206#comment-28768 How many cell phones are sold each year in the USA? I am guessing over 50 million. Now how many are made in USA? I am guessing under a million. Can anyone remember, or do we want to remember, when the USA was going to be the world leader in technology. Well looks like this is now only a dream. Boy could we use the jobs that are overseas making our phones.

]]> By: Rob Sanchez http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2010/04/saying-goodbye-to-an-old-clunky-digital-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-28764 Rob Sanchez Mon, 05 Apr 2010 11:26:11 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=2206#comment-28764 Recycling old broken phones is great, but whatever happen to re-use?

]]> By: Keith McCain http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2010/04/saying-goodbye-to-an-old-clunky-digital-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-28752 Keith McCain Mon, 05 Apr 2010 04:01:56 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=2206#comment-28752 I would agree that old cell phones be recycled accordingly, but also more recent ones that are high in emissions. Unfortunately most of the cell phones in current society emit high radiation. At this point in technology they should find a way to reduce the radiation and supply consumers with a safe way of communication. For that all poorly designed cell phones which emit high radiation should be disposed of. Think about it…most of the cell phone users now a days are young children who are still growing and maturing hormonally. I don’t think high radiation cell phone technology is going to be a good thing.

Warm Regards,

Keith McCain

]]> By: J Green http://blog.epa.gov/blog/2010/04/saying-goodbye-to-an-old-clunky-digital-friend/comment-page-1/#comment-28751 J Green Mon, 05 Apr 2010 02:27:54 +0000 http://blog.epa.gov/blog/?p=2206#comment-28751 While I don’t have a phone nearly as old as “Clunky,” I do have an old phone that has been sitting in my drawer for the past two months. Once I received my updated phone in the mail two months ago, I put my old phone away with the intention that I would just bring it back home once my internship here in Washington D.C. ended. That was of course, until I read this blog post. The EPA’s National Cell Phone Recycling Week is the perfect opportunity to make an environmental difference without requiring any effort. Thousands of people’s former cell-phones just sit in a box and this finally allows the opportunity for the material in these devices to be conserved. Nowadays it is easy enough to purchase a cheap replacement phone so there is no point in storing old ones “just to play it safe” in case something were to happen to it. Instead, they can be put to good use which is what I and hopefully the rest of the D.C. community will choose to do. Thank you for bringng this to my attention!

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