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A friend and neighbor phoned the other day asking me where he could recycle his old cell phones. I told him I'd be glad to look into it because I, too, have a bunch of vintage ones sitting around. The best on-line reference I found is campaignforrecycling.org, which gives detailed information about the recycling programs that each carrier has in place (T-Mobile, Verizon, etc.) as well as general drop-off places like Staples, Office Depot, Best Buy and Lowe's. Wisely, they caution you to delete all your personal data from the phone first.