
Have an old phone, tablet or MP3 player?
You can get rid of your e-waste without harming the environment — and get some cash — with a new ecoATM, an automated kiosk that buys back used electronics.
A lot of people have a drawer full of old electronics they don't know what to do with, and plenty end up in landfills or incinerators, adding toxic waste to the environment, the company said.
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The ecoATM founders wanted to solve that problem while offering an instant reward. The kiosks pay up to $250 cash depending on value/usability. ecoATM finds a second life for 60 percent of devices and recycles the rest.
There are now nine ecoATMs in Ohio, including:
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- SouthPark Mall
- Summit Mall
- Chapel Hill Mall (two kiosks)
- Westfield Belden Village
- Additional locations here: http://www.ecoatm.com/find-a-location.html
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