“Because these devices are so
small, their environmental impact
might appear to be minimal,” says Bette Fishbein, a researcher at Inform, an environmental research
organization, who wrote the report.

Cell phones, along with other
“wireless waste” from increasingly popular pagers, pocket PCs and music players, pose special
problems at landfills or when
they’re burned in municipal waste
incinerators because they have
toxic chemicals in batteries and
other components, said the report.

These include persistent toxins
that accumulate in the
environment, including arsenic, antimony, beryllium, cadmium,
copper, lead, nickel and zinc,
said the report. These toxins have
been associated with cancer and neurological disorders, especially
in children.

Bidabit is urging all our customers
to take part in our Think a Bidabit Green Program.

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