
New automated kiosks in Ontario will pay you for your old phone
Matthew Mountjoy, MobileSyrup
created: Sept. 16, 2025, 12:13 p.m. | updated: Sept. 17, 2025, 1:28 p.m.
CBC's figure projects that the total e-waste per year will reach 1.2 million tonnes by the year 2030.
EcoATM has about 6,500 recycling kiosks across the United States, with the company collecting over 50 million devices to date; diverting about 25 million pounds of e-waste from landfills.
This year, the company aims to recycle 7.5 million pounds of e-waste across North America.
The kiosks use what the company calls "advanced diagnostics and real-world pricing" to evaluate devices and provide cash for them automatically.
The process begins with the device being placed inside the kiosk, where an automated evaluation and ID verification take place.
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