ReCellular
{{short description|Defunct cell phone recycling company}}
{{Other use|Recellularization}}
{{Infobox company
| name = ReCellular
| logo = File:Recellular-logo.PNG
| foundation = 1991
| fate = Bankrupt
| defunct = 2013
| founder = Charles Newman
| key_people = Charles Newman, Chairman
| type = Private
| location = Ann Arbor, Michigan
| industry = Recycling
| products = Cell phones
| homepage = [https://web.archive.org/web/20140531105801/http://www.mobilekarma.com/ www.mobilekarma.com]
}}
{{Infobox company
| name = ReCellularX, ReCellular Solutions
| foundation = 2014
| fate = Active
| revenue = $1.8M (2022)
| founder = Ken Scourtas
| key_people = Ken Scourtas, President/Founder
| type = Private
| location = Boston, Massachusetts
| industry = Consulting
| products = Mobile Data Science and Optimization
| homepage = [www.recellularsolutions.com]
}}
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ReCellular was a recycler and reseller of cell phones, founded in 1991. ReCellular collected cell phones for resale and recycling, collecting more than 125,000 phones each week. In 2014, the brand was reimagined, retooled, and the new ReCellular Solutions born. {{cite web |url=http://www.itworld.com/green-it/58370/fighting-e-waste-one-cell-phone-time |title=Fighting e-waste one cell phone at a time |publisher=ITworld |date=2008-11-25 |access-date=2014-01-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120213104408/http://www.itworld.com/green-it/58370/fighting-e-waste-one-cell-phone-time |archive-date=2012-02-13 }}
ReCellular moved its headquarters from Dexter, Michigan to Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2011, amid layoffs of about 70 people.{{Cite web|url=http://www.annarbor.com/business-review/layoffs-hit-cell-phone-recycling-firm-recellular-despite-50-growth/|title=Layoffs hit cell phone recycling firm ReCellular despite 50% growth|website=AnnArbor.com}} In 2013, it closed the Dexter facility and filed for receivership, a form of bankruptcy.{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlive.com/business/ann-arbor/2013/12/recellular_lays_off_more_than.html|title=ReCellular lays off more than 100 in Ann Arbor area and enters court-ordered receivership|first=Ben|last=Freed|date=December 4, 2013|website=mlive.com}}
Reuse and recycling
Approximately 60% {{Cite journal|date=March 2009|title=Hidden Sustainability; Revenue Streams|journal=Global Cosmetic Industry|volume=177| issue = 3|pages= 1 }} of the phones ReCellular collected were reprogrammed and sold for reuse. For the phones that are successfully repaired, " About half of the rebuilt phones end up with domestic re-sellers, the other half in developing countries in Africa, South America, and Asia. They typically sell for $16 to $18, of which ReCellular's partners receive as much as $5 to $10 per phone for charities of their choosing."{{Cite journal|last=Baer|first=Martha|date=Nov 2006|title=The Recyclers|journal=Inc|volume=28|pages= 2 }}
Obsolete or non-functional phones are passed on to Sims Recycling Solutions to be dismantled and recycled in order to reclaim valuable materials, such as: gold, silver and palladium from circuit boards; copper wiring from phone chargers; nickel, iron, cadmium and lead from battery packs; and plastic from cases and accessories.{{cite web|last=Greene |first=Kate |url=http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/21237/page1/ |title=Where Cell Phones Go to Die | MIT Technology Review |publisher=Technologyreview.com |date=2008-08-19 |access-date=2014-01-15}}
In November 2006, the magazine Inc. named ReCellular to the Green 50.{{cite news|url=http://www.inc.com/magazine/20061101/green50_recyclers.html |title=The Recyclers - Green 50 - Sustainable businesses |publisher=Inc.com |date=2006-11-01 |access-date=2014-01-15}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://www.recellcellular.com Mobile Karma]
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Category:Companies based in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Category:Electronic waste in the United States