Something to think about…

Time for a recycling question….

Did you know that 955 million personal computers are expected to go out of commission between 2005 and 2010?

955 million!

That’s 3 computers for every person living in the United States!
Where are they ending up?

Sources: ecyclingtools.com, census.gov

World Teachers’ Day 2009

Today is World Teachers’ Day, and CFK wants to join in by saying….

The focus of this year’s World Teachers’ Day is on the importance of investing in teachers now, even considering the current global economic situation.  By investing in the teaching force, we are ensuring that their knowledge and experience can be used to bring new solutions to global issues, and to lead our children down the same path of global vision and creative thinking.

We here at CFK want to encourage and thank all those teachers out there who inspire, motivate, and energize our kids every day.  You truly make a difference.

Visit the World Teachers’ Day website to send your favorite teacher an e-card, post pictures of how you’re celebrating World Teachers’ Day, and check out pictures from schools around the world.

What’s the deal with Leonid Stadnyk?

About a year and a half ago, CFK posted this picture of Leonid Stadnyk and asked you if it was a tiny cell phone or big hands….

Since then, it has consistently been one of our most frequently viewed posts.  Apparently, everybody likes a good perspective shift.  So here’s some more cell phone pictures and recycling info to brighten your Friday.

A few years ago, a museum in Baltimore did an entire exhibit on the cell phone and its impact on everyday life.

Help us reduce the impact old cell phones have on the environment by holding a cell phone drive.

You could even win $50 in bonus money, and that ain’t bad.

This is enough to make you dizzy….Rob Pettit used 5,000 cell phones to create this picture.

If you collect just 100 phones during your drive, we’ll give you $50 plus the value of the phones. Click here for info.

Here’s another Rob Pettit creation.

Check this out…each tiny mark represents 3,315 cell phone users in the U.S.

Just think how much GREENER our world would be if each of them recycled with CFK.

Some pretty cool things to ponder…

Click here to start a cell phone recycling program at your school/organization.  Let’s work together to make this world a GREENER place.

P.T.A. and C.F.K

First of all, CFK wants to give a big SHOUT OUT

to all of the PTA/PTO/Parent Organizations out there working to make our schools and communities better for everyone.

Here are some tips for making your PTA ULTRA SUCCESSFUL in 2009:

1. Carry out fundraisers that will accomplish goals for the whole school community.  Using the CFK  program can beautify your campus and neighborhood, educate about recycling, and provide funds for school trips, playground equipment, and anything else your school might need…Click here to sign up.

2. Get your community involved. Hospitals, community centers, banks, and libraries can offer free resources and information for your parents.  They can also participate in CFK and recycle on your behalf. Give us their address and we will set them up.

3. Open the the lines of communication. Find the best way to get in touch with your parents, and GET CREATIVE. Email lists, tables set up at school events, newsletters or fliers sent home with students are all great ways to spread the word and get participation.  Click here for MORE “Ways to Grow”.

Is your PTA already participating in CFK? Did you know you can EXTRA MONEY by referring another school/organization?  CLICK HERE.

We want to hear about what works for you and your PTA.

Email us, Call us at (800) 420-0235, or Post your comment.

Barack Obama Gives up his Blackberry

That’s right, the president elect may be forced to give up his treasured Blackberry. As per the Presidential Records Act, all of the president communications must be put in the official record and are subject to public review and even the threat of subpoenas. What does this means for the president elect? Time to turn over that Blackberry!

Mr. Obama could recycle his Blackberry with Cartridges for Kids to benefit a local school or non-profit organization. As for the rest of us, our e-mails might not all be subject to subpoenas, but we can certainly all do the right thing and recycle our old cell phones and PDA’s with Cartridges for Kids!

Other presidential Blackberry fans include John McCain and Hillary Rodham Clinton!

Read more about Obama’s Blackberry at NYTimes.com

Funnies

TEACHER: Ok Charlotte, tell me two pronouns

CHARLOTTE: Who, me?

Cell Phones

Did you know that over 150 million cell phones were decomissioned in the United States in 2007 alone? Your cell phone doesn’t have to be one of them! Cartridges for Kids processes over 1 million of those cell phones each year, for a total of almost 1% of all the phones that get the big ugly axe in a year’s time.  Send in your phone and help us shoot for 2% next year!

Don’t let this be your phone’s final resting place!

Happy Earth Day!

Hopefully you’re doing something to celebrate Earth Day, thinking about Earth Day, spreading the word about Earth Day, etc.  Earth Day is a great time to really get people thinking about recycling.  Hopefully, since they’ve begun thinking about recycling they’ll begin to act.  The result will hopefully mean a lot more recycling for your school or organization which in turn means more $$$$, bucks, moolah for you as well.
In case you were curious, we’ve totalled up the amount of money we’ve helped schools and organizations raise since our inception. The amount topped $12,000,000.00 dollars!  In 2007 alone our schools and organizations raised $1.6 million.  Millions of dollars just for recycling.  Mother Earth is smiling.

Take a look at the video below.  It’s from 2007 but the message still applies.

Thought provoking… at least the end of it is.  Definitely something more to think about on a daily basis.  Now, I’m assuming that once she replaces the cartridge, the old one got recycled. 

Get ‘em thinking about Earth Day

19 days and counting.  Below you’ll find some excellent reading for the young ones.  Heck, even if you’re not young you might just learn something.
BTW: Mother Earth would approve.  Each contains a message relating to the 3 R’s.  If you’re not familiar with the 3 R’s then you better check out our February post ‘Do you know Jack?’.

A Pig Tale ~ by Olivia Newton-John

And Still the Turtle Watched ~ by Sheila MacGill-Callahan

The Day the Trash Came Out to Play ~ by David M Beadle

Just a Dream ~ by Chris Van Allsburg

The Old Red Rocking Chair ~ by Phyllis Rose

…tiny cell phone or big hands?

Here’s a rather obvious hint:  The hands belong to Leonid Stadnik of the Ukraine.  Google his name to find out more.  Quite interesting.  In fact, this post has very little relevance to recycling (which you should be doing anyway), we just found the picture fascinating.