A fourth grader At
Reilly elementary is recycling old cell phones. Brady Delaney a 9 year old
animal lover decided to collect 150 cell phones but has now updated
it to 1,000 according to the Cincinnati zoo website then they help save
gorillas habitats.
He was working on a
school project for endangered species , then had an idea that he could
make donation boxes and set them up around Alexandria to make Sure people were
eligible to donate and easier to drop their phones off .
Ramstetter, a zoo
volunteer told Brady that a mineral known as Colton is used in cellphones. The
ore is mined in gorilla habitats, which causes destruction. By recycling, the
gorillas' habitats could be retained and other harmful substances from the
phones will stay out of landfills. The zoo partners with Eco-cell, a company
that provides no-landfill recycling. Then it raises money for the zoo
conservation fund according to the Cincinnati zoo website.
By recycling your old
phones you’re preventing the large number of hazardous wastes entering our
environment. Metals such as copper and lead, they can also linger for a long
amount of time and have multiple effects on people and on the health of people
In general .The more people that recycle the better off we are and the better
off the animals are in the long run in the wild.
The family participated
in the gorilla run on March 30th of this year as team Brady. Brady dressed up
as a gorilla and ran, to get more people to donate. Then he did the same thing
for Halloween.
Well researched. I had no idea.
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