Most cities and counties have a local e-waste program. Check your phone book's government offices pages and look for "recycling' or 'waste management". Another good reference is www.earth911.com.
A good company in the United States is All Green Electronics Recycling. They offer free service and have over 100 drop-off locations and do free pick-ups all across the country. Check out www.allgreenrecycling.com or call (800)780-0347
In certain world areas, such as some countries in the European Union - for example Sweden and the UK - there are special disposal sites for electronics equipment.
To be able to give a more helpful answer, this question needs some more basic information in it, such as where the person asking the question lives, exactly.
Throwing away old cell phones is simply not a comfortable option and giving it to a child may not be an option as in most cases their phones are so much hipper than yours. One of the latest trends of getting rid of those cell phones is to sell your mobile phone.
Cell phones contain toxic material, so don't just throw them away. States have cell phone drop points where you can drop them off for safe disposal.
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The best way to dispose of a cartridge is to recycle it, if you are not able to get a refill for it. You will take it to any recycling facility to dispose of it.
The safest way to dispose of legal drugs is to take them to the police department or flush them in the toilet.
eat them
The best way to disspose of it is to throw it in the trash in an oder proof bag.
The best ways to dispose of asbestos are dry stripping, hot stripping, high pressure water removal and controlled wet stripping. Asbestos should be removed by the professionals.
The best thing to do with old pictures is to hang on to them. If you do not want to you can throw them out with regular trash.
In the UK, the best way to dispose of old, broken lavatory faucets would be to take them to your nearest waste centre. They would be able to tell you the parts that can be recycled or reused, or those which, sadly, are destined for landfill.
Cellphones are an easy way to contact people from mobile places and are very easy to use.
They make for good compost - as long as you put them deep into existing compost.
I think the best way to communicate outdoor without shouting is by using you cellphones. I'm sure all people these days even the young ones has their own cellphones and they bring them anywhere.
rinse container with water seal with top and dispose in garbage
I'd say Apple or Samsung.