๐Ÿ“ฑCell Phone Recycling –

Answer the Call of the Wild!


Join the Cincinnati Zoo’s effort to protect wildlife and the environment by recycling your old cell phones.

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden is partnering with local schools, businesses, and communities to raise awareness and take conservation action through a cell phone recycling campaign.

By recycling your cell phone, you’ll help:

  • Support the Zoo’s Conservation Fund, including the Mbeli Bai gorilla field study.
  • Keep toxic materials such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic out of landfills.
  • Reduce demand for Coltan, a mineral mined in areas inhabited by endangered gorillas in Africa.

Each recycled phone makes a real difference — protecting gorillas, their environment, and our planet.

Did You Know?

  • Americans buy a new cell phone about every 18 months.
  • There are over 270 million cell phone users in the U.S. and 4.1 billion worldwide.
  • Yet, less than 1% of discarded phones are recycled.

Through this program, Eco-Cell refurbishes usable phones for emergency use and safely recycles all others in accordance with EPA-certified guidelines.

๐Ÿ“ Drop-Off Location:

3400 Vine Street, Cincinnati, OH 45220

513-281-4700