San Diego-based ecoATM has made it easy for consumers to eCycle old cell phones and other portable electronic devices. According to their website, the self-serve ecoATM kiosk ”quickly inspects and assigns real-time secondary market value, collects/bins portable devices, provides payment to the consumer, and administrates any additional trade-in promotions/discounts loaded by the OEM and/or retailer.” Consumers can accept or reject the offer and even have the option of donating all or part of the proceeds to charity.
Watch this video to see how it works.
While most of the kiosks are located in Southern California (none in Oklahoma yet), the company plans rapid expansion this year.