Phone Recycling Is Easy on Earth Day and Year-Round With the Verizon Wireless HopeLine...

Phone Recycling Is Easy on Earth Day and Year-Round With the Verizon Wireless
HopeLine Program

WALNUT CREEK, Calif., April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Northern Californians can help
preserve the Earth's resources and support victims of domestic violence this
Earth Day - and every day - by recycling their no-longer-used wireless phones,
batteries and accessories through Verizon Wireless' HopeLine(R) phone
recycling and refurbishing program. According to the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA), recycling 1 million phones would save enough energy
to power 185 U.S. households with electricity for one year, so every phone
donated can make a difference.

Buying a New Phone? Recycle Your Old One
Verizon Wireless includes a postage-paid phone donation envelope in welcome
packages customers receive when purchasing or upgrading to new phones online.
Customers can simply put their old phones, batteries and accessories in the
envelope and put it in the mail. It's quick and easy.

Visit a Store to Donate a Phone and Learn More about Cell Phone Recycling
Verizon Wireless provides collection bins and information about cell phone
recycling through HopeLine at all Communications Stores in Northern California
and across the country. Visit a store; drop your phone in the bin and go.

Online Mailing Label Makes Phone Donation Easy
Can't stop by a Verizon Wireless Communications Store? Print a postage-paid
label from the Verizon Wireless Web site at
www.verizonwireless.com/hopelinemailinglabel, adhere it to a box or envelope
and mail the phone to HopeLine. Seal and send.

Other Ways to Be "Green"
In addition to recycling an old wireless phone, mobile users in Northern
California can also make a difference this Earth Day by "going green" with
some simple steps that will help conserve the Earth's resources, including:
-- Use a power strip for your wireless phone or PDA chargers, and then
make
sure to switch it off when everything has been charged so you don't
use "phantom" energy.
-- Improve battery life and reduce the need for charging by changing the
settings of your wireless phone or PDA's backlighting.
-- Save paper by signing up for Verizon Wireless' paperless Green Bill
and eliminate the monthly bill in your mailbox. Register at
www.verizonwireless.com/myverizon.

-- Save gas and commuting costs by using VZ Navigator(SM) or use Mobile
Broadband service to create a mobile office on-the-go.

About HopeLine
HopeLine accepts wireless phones and accessories in any condition from any
manufacturer for reuse and recycling. All phones donated to HopeLine that can
be refurbished are sold for reuse and those that are not salvageable are
recycled in an environmentally sound way under a zero landfill policy.
Proceeds from HopeLine are used to provide wireless phones to survivors of
domestic violence who are rebuilding their lives or cash grants to local
shelters and non-profit organizations that focus on domestic violence
prevention and awareness.

For additional information about HopeLine, visit
www.verizonwireless.com/hopeline.

About Verizon Wireless
Verizon Wireless operates the nation's most reliable and largest wireless
voice and data network, serving more than 80 million customers. Headquartered
in Basking Ridge, N.J., with more than 85,000 employees nationwide, Verizon
Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE: VZ) and Vodafone
(NYSE and LSE: VOD). For more information, visit www.verizonwireless.com. To
preview and request broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills
of Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia
Library at www.verizonwireless.com/multimedia.

SOURCE Verizon Wireless

Heidi Flato of Verizon Wireless, +1-925-279-6545,
Heidi.Flato@verizonwireless.com