Former type Private Fate Bankrupt Headquarters Ann Arbor, Michigan Founded 1991 | Industry Recycling Defunct 2013 Founder Charles Newman | |
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Key people Charles Newman, Chairman Parent organization ReCellular Acquisition Inc. | ||
Recellular
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.
Contents
- Recellular
- Interview with stephen r manning president and ceo of ann arbor based recellular
- Reuse and recycling
- References
ReCellular moved its headquarters from Dexter, Michigan to Ann Arbor, Michigan in 2011, amid layoffs of about 70 people. In 2013, it closed the Dexter facility and filed for receivership, a form of bankruptcy.
Interview with stephen r manning president and ceo of ann arbor based recellular
Reuse and recycling
Approximately half of the phones ReCellular collects are reprogrammed and sold for reuse.
Obsolete or non-functional phones are dismantled and recycled 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.
In November 2006, the magazine Inc. named ReCellular to the Green 50.