Hung up and thrown out.

• Position: Stateline - Brief Article

We're in love with our cell phones. Well, at least for 18 months, before we get a newer, more sophisticated model. This is starting to add up to a huge amount of waste. By 2005, 130 million cell phones will be thrown out each year, according to a report funded by the Environmental Protection Agency and conducted by Inform, an environmental organization. Counting the phones, batteries and chargers, that equals 65,000 tons a year buried in landfills or incinerated. Chemicals from such waste can be a danger to plants, soil and water. The report...