EcoATM piloting new eCycling kiosk, dispensing cash for used mobile phones

Self-service consumer electronics recycling company ecoATM is piloting a new feature for its Automated eCycling Stations: doling out cash.

EcoATM today announced the installation of a cash-dispensing ecoATM Automated eCycling Station at Westfield North County Shopping Mall in Escondido, Calif., that is the first pilot program in which an ecoATM mobile phone-recycling kiosk will provide cash for used phones.

Westfield North County serves more than 10 million visitors annually, according to an ecoATM release, and is home to a variety of retailers offering new mobile phones from Verizon, AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Apple. The ecoATM kiosk is located on the second floor, next to the escalators.

"EcoATMs provide a quick and convenient method for consumers to check real-time market prices for their used phones and then sell them back on the spot when they decide to upgrade to a new phone or if they simply want to clean out the electronic clutter from their homes," said Tom Tullie, ecoATM chairman, president and CEO. "The large number of wireless dealers at Westfield North County, combined with the fact that this is the first ecoATM pilot where we pay consumers directly in cash, leads us to believe we should see a great response to this pilot."