While I waited until the mid 1990s to buy a cell phone for the first time, I know that I have been through at least five or six cell phones since I bought the first one. The average life of a cell phone is 1.5 years, but I probably keep mine 2-3 years. I’m not into the latest and greatest as you can see from my current cell phone pictured here. Sorry, Rex, I hope I'm not too embarrassing by not owning an iPhone.

If you have a drawer full of old cell phones, here’s a link to the Keep America Beautiful Wipe Out Wireless Waste program. I’ve always donated my old cell phones to organizations that can reuse them or recycle them. Let’s keep them out of the landfills and the waterways.