Flipswap

If you're anything like me, you have a zillion old cell phones lying around your house. We actually had 5 of them, and I would guess there are still a few hiding somewhere. It's bad for the environment to just throw the phones in the trash, so it's best to recycle them. I just heard about a really cool website called Flipswap that allows you to put in all of the information about your old phones, and it will give you a trade-in price. You can either have them cut you a check for that amount, or you can donate it to charity.

Our 5 ancient phones are fetching us $5.00, $4.20, $4.75, and for the oldest two, they're recycling them and planting two trees. And they will be GONE from my house, which eliminates a lot of junk and extra wires, of which we have plenty already. Once you put in all of the details on their website, you just print out a pre-paid shipping label, stick them in a box and send them off to Flipswap.

If you're cleaning up for the new year and trying to be a bit more eco-friendly in the process, I recommend giving it a looksee.