• Cell Phones
• Print Cartridges
• Other Electronics

Cell Phones

Donate you used cell phones and help earn funds for REAL through PhoneBack Canada, a program of Pitch-In Canada.

Through this program everyone wins:

Our organization. REAL receives funds for donated phones.

Developing nations. Used phones are refurbished and resold at affordable prices.

The environment. Cell phones and their toxic components are kept out of landfills. Phones that are obsolete or damaged are broken down into their individual components to be recycled.

A drop box is located at The REAL Deal.

We can accept: any deactivated, hand-held cellular phone and their batteries.

We cannot accept: two-way radios, pagers, walkie-talkies, bag-phones or cordless home phones or phone accessories such as manuals, chargers and cases.

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Print Cartridges

REAL is no longer raising funds by accepting used printer cartridges for recycling, but we do have a collection box at the REAL Deal and will see that they get to another organization for recycling.

Please note that many ink jet, laser and toner cartridges can be refilled, which will conserve resources, redirect waste from landfill, and save you money. Before you buy a new printer, make sure that the ink cartridge can be refilled.

Area Businesses that Refill Printer Cartridges

Tim Rombough, 2870 Rideau Ferry Road, just outside of Perth. Call (613) 267-4553, Fax ( 613) 267-4553.

Or check with your local computer store.

Area Businesses that Accept Ink/Toner Cartridges for Recycling

Box Office Entertainment
Carleton Place 613-253-0338
Accepts used ink cartridges. Recycle bin located in store.

Staples
Carleton Place 613-253-2400 Brockville 613-498-2616 Smiths Falls
Accepts used ink/toner cartridges. Recycle bin located at store entrance.

Wrightway Services
Smiths Falls 613-283-6141
Accepts used ink cartridges.

The Office
Perth 613-267-2172
Accepts used ink and toner cartridges.

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Other Electronics

There are a number of options if you have unusable or outdated electronics you wish to dispose of. Many items are accepted free of charge through the Ontario Electronic Stewardship Program . Other items may be accepted at some locations, but you will pay a fee, usually by weight.

It is recommend you contact these organizations directly, as the situation is evolving.

Registered collection operators are currently accepting Phase 1 and 2 materials free of charge.

Phase 1 Materials: desktop computers, portable computers, computer peripherals (keyboards, mice, drives, parts), printers, monitors and televisions.

Phase 2 Materials will be collected effective April 1, 2010: amplifiers, audio visual players, camera, cell phones, computers and peripherals, copiers, digital cameras, fax machines, monitors, pagers and PDAs, printers, radios, receivers, scanners, speakers, telephones and answering machines, tuners, turntables, televisions and video projectors.

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