Have you got old cell phones lying around, or maybe you recently upgraded to a fancy new Blackberry or iPhone? If so, this means you will have an old cell phone looming around your bedroom dresser drawer or kitchen cabinet soon.

But WAIT! don’t toss the old cell phone into the trash bin. Consider the options below instead, especially if you’re in the Winona, Grenada or Greenwood areas of Mississippi. Each is free, local, fully staffed and relatively easy to get to.

• Walmart – on Applegate Street accepts old cell phones (any brand, any age, any model)
• Radio Shack – in Grenada accepts old mobile phones (any brand, any age, any model)
• Unicell – in Grenada
• Cellular South – in Greenwood

All the places mentioned above will accept your old cell phone and responsibly recycle it for you. Feel free to call ahead for hours of operation and to ask where the drop-off box is located within the store.

You can even do a neighborly round up and instead of just dropping one cell phone off, gather a few to drop off.

So get on down to your local Walmart if it’s the closest merchant to you from the list above and simply drop off your old cell phone, they will take care of the rest. Again feel free to consult with any of the companies listed above for specific details on how they go about their cell phone recycling effort.