Flipswap

With the growing burden of consumer electronics and mobile devices in landfills, consumers have shown increasing concern about what to do with their old and unused mobile phones. Flipswap Inc., a global leader in incentive driven mobile phone reuse and recycling, will launch a new service this week making it possible for consumers and businesses to trade in phones for trees.

Everyone has a cell phone or two sitting in a drawer that they aren't using but don't know what to do with. A growing part of the modern dilemma is dealing with the gadgets that have lost their shine but shouldn't be thrown out. Flipswap Inc. (http://www.flipswap.com) aims to relieve this mounting pressure by offering a trade-in value for these unused devices. "Recycling feels good", says Sohrob Farudi, Flipswap CEO, "but, I'm not ashamed to say that getting paid to recycle is a great motivator for people. I love vegetables, but if I got paid to eat Brussels sprouts, I'd eat more." With a business model founded on reducing ewaste, it's not hard to understand why the culture at Flipswap revolves around keeping green.

Flipswap Inc. (http://www.flipswap.com), a pioneer in mobile phone reuse, will announce its partnership with the EPA Waste Wise program at the Greener Gadgets Conference in New York on Feb 1st.

Flipswap Inc., a pioneer in mobile device buy back programs and services for retailers, will be showcasing a wave of new services at the 2008 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas.

After defining a new market for universal cell phone 'trade-in' with their inStore service, Flipswap will be bringing the same convenience to the consumer and wholesale level.

Flipswap Inc., a pioneer in mobile device trade-in programs and services for retailers, and Newegg.com, the world’s second largest online-only computer and electronics retailer, have agreed to a partnership on the eve of the Consumer Electronics Show that will make waves in cellular e-tailing.

Inspired by the success of other organizations on Cellphonetradeins.com, the Kennedy's Disease Association (KDA) will be joining the list of options for charitable donation. Starting next month visitors to cellphonetradins.com will be able to donate the value of any cell phone or iPod to promote medical research to find a cure for Kennedy's Disease.

Patrons will find KDA along side the ASPCA and Sierra Club when they choose to donate there mobile device.

Kennedy's disease is a rare neuro-muscular disease that is currently incurable and non-treatable. For more information visit http://www.kennedysdisease.org/.

In a continuing effort to "go green," Flipswap recently unveiled several company-wide environmental initiatives.

This week, Flipswap instituted an inventory proccess that will reduce the company's paper consumption by more than half. The new policy began as an employee suggestion at an informal meeting. Within days, Flipswap was able to act on the suggestion and reduce the amount of paper waste the company produces.

Past Flipswap green initiatives include the installation of energy efficient lighting and an early summer work schedule to cut down on energy costs.

Flipswap, in partnership with InPhonic, added donation options to CellPhoneTradeIns.com. Consumers can now donate the proceeds of their used phones to a number of charities, including the Red Cross, Lance Armstrong Foundation, and the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.

The Mobile Solution launched Flipswap in 3 markets, with plans to roll out the trade-in program to all markets by the end of August.

The Flipswap feature is integrated directly into the RetailiQ system, so using it is a simple point-and-click process. Customers can get a discount off a new handset by trading in their old one. In the end, the customer gets a deal and the retailer closes a sale. It's a win-win situation..