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Mobile Phone Recycling Drive
DID YOU KNOW?
- Cell phones contain toxic substances such as lead, nickel and zinc that enter the ecosystem when phones are taken to landfills or incinerated.
- There are over one billion out of use cell phones in the US alone. That’s more than 3 out of use phones for every person in the US!
- Less than 10% of cell phones are ever recycled. most enter landfills or incinerators, among other environmentally unsound destinations.
- Average life span of mobile phone is now only 13 months!
PLEASE HELP US RAISE PUBLIC AWARENESS ABOUT THE NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES OF NOT RECYCLING MOBILE PHONES
In partnership with Musictoday, Gibson, Ben & Jerry’s, Rhino Records and Collective Good, Rock the Earth is calling on all PHISH FESTIVAL 8 attendees to gather up as many old, unwanted mobile phones as possible and bring them to the Rock the Earth booth at Phish Festival 8 for recycling. Each person recycling a phone will receive a Free Scoop of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, PLUS 20% Off a future Musictoday purchase, AND each phone is worth one entry into the on-site sweepstakes drawing for cool prizes like PHISH CDs and DVDs, Rock the Earth T-shirts, Digital Downloads and the grand prize of a Gibson Guitar, plus MANY MORE GREAT PRIZES!
WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR?
Start collecting phones today from all your friends and family,
at work, school and from around your community.
The more phones you bring to PHISH FESTIVAL 8 for recycling the less toxic chemicals end up in landfills and the bigger your positive impact on the environment while also increasing your chances of winning one of these fantastic prizes!
All phones are purged of information, with working phones re-distributed via non-profits, domestic violence shelters, and other positive community-based support groups. outdated phones have all the toxic chemicals and heavy metals removed for re-use and all other components disposed of properly.
If you are not attending PHISH FESTIVAL 8 but want to recycle your cell phone properly while also receiving the terrific Musictoday discount, you can recycle you phone (with free shipping) via the following avenue: www.collectivegood.com/rocktheearth
ABOUT ROCK THE EARTH:
Rock the Earth, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit, national public interest environmental advocacy organization, is committed to protecting and defending America's natural resources through partnerships with the music industry and the world-wide environmental community.
Sweet Relief provides assistance to all types of career musicians who are struggling to make ends meet while facing illness, disability, or age-related problems. Music's most precious resource -- the artist -- sometimes needs protection.
Sweet Relief will be holding an interactive Halloween tent featuring some carnival games of skill. If someone donates a dollar they get one entry for the donated prizes. If they win at the game of skill we enter their name three times.
We will be integrating our message of helping ill and disable musicians and some awesome Halloween displays and costumed volunteers. Among the prizes you can win will be a Martin Acoustic Guitar.More information at: www.sweetrelief.org
Stop by the HeadCount booth to test your knowledge of Phish trivia and current events in the "Reality Check" gameshow. Prizes include a one-of-a-kind piece of artwork from Jim Pollock and the entire JEMP Records catalog. You can also register to vote, write letters to Congress or take the “What’s Your Issue?” survey.
