[April 21, 2004] Recycling Wireless Phones in Honor of Earth Day Can Help Preserve Environment Across the Carolinas and Tennessee GREENVILLE, S.C., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Numerous events and efforts will be taking place across the Carolinas and Tennessee this month in honor of Earth Day. One very easy, yet Earth-friendly activity for conservation- conscious citizens is to recycle outdated or unused wireless phones. Verizon Wireless, the nation's largest wireless carrier, makes this effort simple for South Carolina, North Carolina and Tennessee residents with phone collection boxes at all 87 retail locations across the state (store listings below). Phones from any carrier, in any condition, will be accepted -- and donations are tax deductible. Last year, the company collected more than 900,000 wireless phones nationwide for recycling. While Earth Day falls on April 22nd, recycling of phones through Verizon Wireless continues year-round. "Reducing the number of phones being dumped into our landfills has tremendous environmental benefits," said Jerry Fountain, Verizon Wireless Carolinas/Tennessee Region President. "We hope citizens will join us in this effort to preserve our natural resources here and around our planet." It is estimated that more than 1 million wireless phones will be discarded in the Carolinas and Tennessee this year alone as users buy new models. Most of these phones -- and their batteries, which may contain harmful components -- end up in landfills unless disposed of properly. In addition to the environmental benefits, many of the collected phones will be refurbished and donated, along with free airtime and cash contributions, to domestic violence shelters and agencies in the Carolinas and Tennessee through the Verizon Wireless HopeLine(SM) program. During the first quarter of 2004, Verizon Wireless provided more than a quarter of a million dollars in cash and services to local agencies in the Carolinas and Tennessee. Old phones are refurbished and given to shelters for distribution to victims, recycled or sold with all proceeds going to the HopeLine program for distribution to organizations dedicated to stopping domestic violence. Nationwide last year, phones donated for recycling helped Verizon Wireless provide more than $2.3 million in monetary and other contributions to domestic violence shelters and advocacy organizations. Initiatives in 2003 included educational programs, clothing, school supply and personal item drives, as well as the coordination of special programs -- including the production of an anti-dating-violence video for Spanish-speaking teens -- to help raise awareness of domestic violence. "Recycling wireless phones benefits everyone," Fountain said. "It is the right thing to do during Earth Day celebrations and all year long." For more details on recycling phones, visit verizonwireless.com . About Verizon Wireless Verizon Wireless is the nation's leading provider of wireless communications. The company has the largest nationwide wireless voice and data network and 37.5 million customers. Headquartered in Bedminster, NJ, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications and Vodafone (NYSE and LSE: VOD). Find more information on the Web at http://www.verizonwireless.com/ . To receive broadcast-quality video footage of Verizon Wireless operations, log onto http://www.thenewsmarket.com/verizonwireless . North Carolina Retail stores ARBORETUM 8020 Providence Rd. Suite 600 Charlotte, NC 28277 ASHEVILLE 16 G Regent Park Blvd. Asheville, NC 28806 BRIER CREEK 8311 Brier Creek Parkway Suite 107 Raleigh, NC 27617 BURLINGTON 422 Huffman Mill Road Suite 121 Burlington, NC 27215 CAROLINA PLACE MALL (Kiosk) 11025 Carolina Place Parkway Unit 6-A (Mailbox A-28) Carolina Place Mall CARY 2003 Walnut Street Cary, NC 27511 CARY TOWNE CENTER (Kiosk) 1105 Walnut Street K-5038 Cary Towne Center Mall Cary, NC 27511 CHAPEL HILL (Kiosk) 201 S. Estes Drive University Mall Chapel Hill, NC 27514 CONCORD 979 Concord Parkway North Concord, NC 28027 FAYETTEVILLE 2043 Skibo Road Suite 101 Fayetteville, NC 28314 FOREST CITY Brackett Creek Plaza 276 Butler Road GASTONIA 1620 East Franklin Blvd. Gastonia, NC 28054 GREENSBORO 4203 West Wendover Ave. Suite L Greensboro, NC 27407 HANES MALL 3320 Silas Creek Parkway PO Box BU - 604 Hanes Mall Winston-Salem, NC 27103 HENDERSONVILLE 633 N. Main Street Hendersonville, NC 28792 HICKORY 1855 Hwy. 70 SE Hickory, NC 28602 LAKE NORMAN 9705-B Sam Furr Road Huntersville, NC 28078 LASSITER 4421 Six Forks Road Suite 120 Raleigh, NC 27609 LAURINBURG 1337 Scotland Crossing Dr. Laurinburg, NC 28352 LAWNDALE 2609 Lawndale Drive Suite 2B3 Greensboro, NC 27408 MARION 500 N Main St Suite 6 Marion, NC 28752 MATTHEWS 9721 E. Independence Blvd. Matthews, NC 28105 MONROE 2410-A West Roosevelt Blvd. Monroe, NC 28110 PARKTOWNE VILLAGE 1630 E. Woodlawn Road Suite 270 Charlotte, NC 28209 SHELBY 1720 E. Dixon Blvd. Shelby, NC 28152 SOUTH ASHEVILLE 1918 Hendersonville Road Asheville, NC 28803 SOUTHPARK MALL (Cart) 4400 Sharon Road Charlotte, NC 28211 STATESVILLE Crossroads Shopping Center 1058 Crossroads Drive Statesville, NC 28625 STREETS AT SOUTHPOINT 6910 Fayetteville Road Suite 102 Streets at Southpoint Mall Durham NC 27713 TRIANGLE TOWN CENTER (Kiosk) 5959 Triangle Town Blvd. Triangle Town Center Mall Box K151 Raleigh, NC 27616 UNCC 8720 J.W. Clay Blvd. Suite 1 Charlotte, NC 28262 WAYNESVILLE 311 Walnut Street Waynesville, NC 28786 WINSTON-SALEM Hanes Commons Shopping Ctr. 1017 Hanes Mall Boulevard Winston-Salem, NC 27103 South Carolina Retail stores ANDERSON 3322 Clemson Blvd. Anderson, SC 29621 CHARLESTON 873 Orleans Rd., Ste. 101 Charleston, SC 29407 COLUMBIANA 173 Columbiana Dr. Columbia, SC 29212 COLUMBIANA CENTRE (Kiosk) 100 Columbiana Circle Space # 4 Columbia, SC 29212 CONGAREE ROAD 469 Congaree Road Greenville, SC 29607 EASLEY 5116 Calhoun Memorial Hwy. Easley, SC 29640 FLORENCE 2117 West Palmetto Street Florence, SC 29501 GREENWOOD 525 Bypass 72 NW Suite B Greenwood, SC 29649 HILTON HEAD 111 Towne Drive Bluffton, SC 29910 MOUNT PLEASANT 1117A Market Center Blvd. Towne Center Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 MYRTLE BEACH KIOSK 10177 N. Kings Highway Suite K7 Myrtle Beach, SC 29572 NORTHWOODS MALL 2150 Northwoods Blvd. Northwoods Mall Unit F-34 North Charleston, SC 29406 ORANGEBURG 2718 North Road Orangeburg, SC 29118 ROCK HILL 636 Crown Pointe Lane Suite 107 Rock Hill, SC 29730 SIMPSONVILLE 655-B Fairview Rd. Simpsonville, SC 29680 SPARTANBURG 1735 John B. White Sr. Blvd. Spartanburg, SC 29301 TWO NOTCH 7007-A Two Notch Road Columbia, SC 29223 WESTGATE MALL (Kiosk) 205 West Blackstock Road Suite # K08 Westgate Mall Spartanburg, SC 29301 WOODRUFF ROAD 1618 Woodruff Road Units 4 & 5 Greenville, SC 29607 Tennessee Retail stores ATHENS 1820 Decatur Pike Athens, TN 37303 BARTLETT 8350 Highway 64, Suite 101 Memphis, TN 38133 CLARKSVILLE 2135 Lowes Drive Clarksville, TN 37040 CLEVELAND 400 Stuart Road NE Suite 1 Cleveland, TN 37312 COOKEVILLE 723 South Jefferson Ave. Cookeville, TN 38501 COOL SPRINGS 1800 Galleria Blvd. Suite 2070 Franklin, TN 37067 CROSSVILLE 2009 N. Main St. Crossville, TN 38555 DICKSON 199 Henslee Dr. Dickson, TN 37055 FT. OGLETHORPE (near Chattanooga) 85 Crye-Leike Drive Fort Oglethorpe, GA 30742 GALLATIN (Near Nashville) 132 North Belvedere Drive Gallatin, TN 37066 GREENEVILLE 1329 Tusculum Blvd. Suite 1 Greeneville, TN 37745 GUNBARREL 1820 Gunbarrel Road Suite 300 Chattanooga, TN 37421 HACKS CROSS 7945 Winchester Rd. Suite 101 Memphis, TN 38125 HERMITAGE (Near Nashville) 5036 Old Hickory Blvd. Hermitage, TN 37076 HICKORY HOLLOW 5325 Hickory Hollow Lane Antioch, TN 37013 HICKORY VILLAGE 2155 North Highland Ave. Jackson, TN 38305 HIXSON 5390 Highway 153 Hixson, TN 37343 HOPKINSVILLE (near Nashville) 4190 Ft. Campbell Blvd. Hopkinsville, KY 42240 JOHNSON CITY 2122 N. Roan St. Suite 1 Johnson City, TN 37601 KINGSPORT 1051 Waterman Private Rd. Kingsport, TN 37660 LEBANON (Near Nashville) 621-A South Cumberland St. Lebanon, TN 37087 MARYLAND FARMS 18 Cadillac Dr. Suite 400 Brentwood, TN 37027 MORRISTOWN KIOSK 2550 East Morris Blvd. College Square Mall Morristown, TN 37813 MORRISTOWN STORE 2217 W. Andrew Johnson Hwy Morristown, TN 37814 MURFREESBORO 1965 Old Fort Parkway Murfreesboro, TN 37129 NORTH KNOXVILLE 2439 Callahan Dr. Knoxville, TN 37912 POPLAR 5323 Poplar Ave. Memphis, TN 38119 RIVERGATE (Near Nashville) 1000 Rivergate Parkway Suite 2060 Goodlettsville, TN 37072 SEVIERVILLE 526 Winfield Dunn Parkway Sevierville, TN 37876 SHELBYVILLE 607 Del Ray St. Shelbyville, TN 37160 SOUTHAVEN (near Memphis) 1055 Goodman Rd. East Suite J Southaven, MS 38671 THOROUGHBRED 420 Cool Springs Blvd. Suite 120 Franklin, TN 37067 TULLAHOMA 2108 N. Jackson St. Tullahoma, TN 37388 UNION AVENUE 1529 Union Ave. Memphis, TN 38104 WEST KNOXVILLE 11146 Parkside Drive Knoxville, TN 37922 Web iste: http://www.verizonwireless.com http://www.thenewsmarket.com/verizonwireless Verizon Wireless CONTACT: Carly Brooks Culbertson of Verizon Wireless,Carolinas-Tennessee Region, +1-864-987-2006, [email protected]; or Robin Burns of JDPR,+1-864-233-3776 ext 20, or [email protected] [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]