We buy your used cell phones and scrap — shipping is free
Nationwide cell phone recycler for retail stores and repair shops. Prepaid FedEx Ground labels, fast payment, and NAID AAA certified data destruction at our facility.
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Why recycle with a NAID AAA certified company
Used cell phones often still hold customer accounts, photos, messages, contacts, payment apps, and saved passwords. When a repair shop or retailer ships devices to a recycler, that data goes with them unless it is properly erased or destroyed.
What NAID AAA certification means
According to i-SIGMA (the organization that runs the NAID AAA program), NAID AAA Certification is an audit-based credential for secure information destruction providers. Certified companies must meet operational standards covering areas such as chain of custody, facility and transport security, employee screening, and destruction methods. Certification involves scheduled audits and can include unannounced audits, so providers are expected to stay compliant year-round—not only for a one-time review.
i-SIGMA describes NAID AAA as independent, third-party verification that a destruction provider’s practices meet strict security requirements. Many organizations use certified vendors as part of their due diligence when choosing who handles discarded media that may contain sensitive information.
Risks of sending cell phones to an uncertified recycler
Data exposure
If storage is not wiped or destroyed, leftover customer data can be recovered and misused.
Liability & trust
A breach tied to devices that left your shop can damage customer trust and create costly follow-up for your business.
How SP Recycling handles data
SP Recycling is NAID AAA certified. Data on devices we receive is erased or destroyed at our facility in Ocala, Florida. Choosing a certified recycler helps you show customers that end-of-life cell phones are handled with serious data protection in mind.
Material from cell phone retail & repair shops
Ship cell phone boards, cell phones, damaged LCDs, batteries, chargers, cables, and accessories—all in the same box.
Cell phones & smartphones
Used cell phones with or without batteries and backs. Working cell phones are tested and paid by condition.
Cell phone boards
Cell phone boards paid by the pound. See our current per-pound prices.
Damaged LCDs
Damaged LCDs are tested and paid by condition.
Batteries & accessories
Batteries, chargers, cables, and accessories accepted in the same box.
Bad and blacklisted IMEI cell phones
Repair shops often end up with cell phones that have a bad or blacklisted IMEI—devices reported lost or stolen, or carrying an unpaid balance that keeps them off a carrier network. Those cell phones usually cannot be sold as working handsets.
SP Recycling accepts bad and blacklisted IMEI cell phones for recycling and destruction so they do not go back into circulation as working devices. Pack them with your other scrap; tell us roughly how many you have when you request a label.
Ship free. Get paid fast.
Four clear steps from your counter to payment.
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Tell us what you have
Email or call with a rough estimate of cell phones, cell phone boards, LCDs, and accessories.
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Get a free FedEx Ground label
We email a prepaid FedEx Ground shipping label at no cost to you.
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You ship
Pack everything in the same box and hand it to FedEx.
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Get paid on arrival
Zelle, ACH direct deposit, Venmo, Cash App, wire transfer, or check—as soon as it arrives.
Common questions from shops
Who do you buy from?
Cell phone retail stores and repair shops across the United States. We buy used cell phones, cell phone boards, damaged LCDs, batteries, chargers, cables, and accessories.
Do I pay for shipping?
No. We email a free prepaid FedEx Ground label. You pack the box and ship.
How and when do you pay?
We pay as soon as your shipment arrives. Choose Zelle, ACH direct deposit, Venmo, Cash App, wire transfer, or check.
What about customer data on the cell phones?
SP Recycling is NAID AAA certified. Data is erased or destroyed at our facility. See our Data Security page for more detail.
Do you take blacklisted or bad IMEI cell phones?
Yes. We accept them for recycling and destruction so they do not go back into circulation as working cell phones.
How do I get a label?
Call 352-580-5256 or email rob@sprecyclingusa.com with a rough estimate of what you have. We will send a prepaid FedEx Ground label.
Request a free shipping label
Fill this out and hit Send. We'll email you a prepaid FedEx Ground label.