To the editor:
With Earth Day this week (April 22), I wanted to let readers know about a quick and simple way they can reduce their impact on the environment and give back to their local domestic violence agency, Hope and Justice Project, in Presque Isle.
Residents can recycle their no-longer-used wireless phones, batteries and accessories through the Verizon Wireless HopeLine phone recycling program, a program that supports local domestic violence agencies by providing them with cash grants, as well as cell phones to victims in need.
According to the EPA, recycling 100 million phones would save enough energy to power 18,500 U.S. households with electricity for one year. Community members can donate phones at their local Verizon Wireless store, or they can also put their phones in the mail with a postage-paid label, available at www.verizonwireless.com/hopeline. As part of the refurbishing process, HopeLine electronically “scrubs” all donated phones to ensure customer information is removed.
Samantha Fletcher
Boston
