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Cell Phones for Apes

My wife and I decided to recycle our old cell phones through an organization that uses them to benefit the Great Apes. Besides the obvious benefits, there are also less obvious ones--such as reducing the need for mining in the few areas inhabited by several great ape species. It all makes sense to me now!

Originally, I had thought maybe the apes felt left out because they didn't have cell phones; and that made me sad.

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Robinsen Clerk said…
Cell phones contain various risky substances that can affect the earth when discarded. This has brought about the pulverization, through mining, of some essential gorilla living space, which additionally affects the whole ecosystem wherein they live.
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