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(J-MO)
(J-MO)
THERE IS NOW A NEW
OPTION - TO GET RID OF
THAT OLD SMARTPHONE....
THAT GIVES YOU CASH,
INSTANTLY!
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AS PROBLEM SOLVER
SUSAN HOGAN SHOWS US
- IT'S LIKE USING AN A-T-M,
TO HELP THE
ENVIRONMENT.
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WE'VE ALL BEEN TO AN
A.T.M. MACHINE...WE PUT
IN OUR CARD, OUT COMES
CASH. NOW, AT SOME
LOCAL MALLS WE'VE
FOUND MACHINES THAT
TAKE YOUR OLD PHONES
AND YES, OUT COMES
CASH.
(POP NATS: PLEASE INSERT
YOUR PHONE)
TRACK: REMOVE CASH.
(POP NATS: DON'T FORGET
YOUR CASH.)
TRACK: TOM TULLIE IS CEO OF
SAN DIEGO-BASED ECO-
ATM. NOT YOUR TYPICAL
MONEY MACHINE.
:16-:25
SOT: TOM - You place your device
inside of the chamber. The
system
will close on it and will
identify that
phone via the use of-- of
artificial
intelligence software, camera
and
vision systems. Will come up
with a
price.
TRACK: TULLIE SAYS USERS
CAN GET MORE THAN 200
DOLLARS FOR SOME OF THE
LATEST MODELS. AND THAT
HIS 181 KIOSKS ACROSS THE
U-S ARE THE FIRST TO BE USED
THIS WAY.
SOT: KATHERINE - (15:30:06) Most
of the companies that will sell
you the
phone will also help you recycle
the
phone
((TAKE PRE PRO) HANDHELD
RECYCLING IS QUICKLY
TURNING INTO BIG BUSINESS.
ANALYSTS AT COMPASS
INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE THERE
ARE 278 MILLION DEACTIVATED
OR IDLE MOBILE PHONES IN THE
U-S. RIGHT NOW ONLY 20-
PERCENT ARE RECYCLED.
(POP NATS FROM SOMEONE
USING THE MACHINE)
TRACK:.BUT JUST BE
CAREFUL.
1:02-1;10
SOT: KATHERINE - (15:29:33)
.they might drop their phones
off
and they might get the cash for
it, but
I think a lot of people will
make the
mistake of not wiping their
phone
[off] in the first place. so it
could be
a real privacy concern.
TRACK: ECO ATM SAYS ITS
KIOSKS ENCOURAGE USERS TO
COMPLETELY ERASE THE DATA
FROM THEIR DEVICES BEFORE
SELLING THEM. AND THAT THE
COMPANY ACTUALLY DOES
THEIR OWN FINAL DATA WIPE.
SOT: PETER - 1:01:00 - 1:01:12
the
demand for cell phones which is
going to double in about ten
years is
going to cause bottlenecks in
the
supply of critical materials
that are
used in those phones
TRACK: CONSUMERS, THEN,
GET TO MAKE SURE THOSE
MATERIALS DON'T GET WASTED.
BUT MORE IMMEDIATELY.
SOT: Times are tough. (LAUGH)
So,
yeah, definitely// It's 16 bucks
I didn't
have, so I'll take it.
THEY MAKE A LITTLE MONEY.
(SH)AS FOR CONCERNS
ABOUT STOLEN ITEMS.
USERS MUST SCAN A
PHOTO I-D AND BE
DIGITALLY FINGER-
PRINTED, BEFORE THE
PHONES ARE SENT OFF TO
BE REFURBISHED OR
RECYCLED. THAT LAST
PART IS BECOMING
INCREASINGLY
IMPORTANT...
IF YOU HAVE A CONSUMER
PROBLEM YOU NEED HELP
SOLVING - CONTACT OUR
CALL 12 FOR ACTION
CENTER MONDAY THRU
THURSDAY FROM 11 UNTIL
1 - OUR HOTLINE IS 228-
1850.
OR IF YOU'RE INTERESTED
IN BECOMING A CALL 12
FOR ACTION VOLUNTEER...
YOU CAN CALL THAT SAME
NUMBER ON YOUR
SCREEN.
I'M PROBLEM SOLVER
SUSAN HOGAN -
EYEWITNESS NEWS.
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