You can jet around the global lecture circuit...
earning big bucks for spewing tons of hot, sainted gases... or you can get your hands dirty actually
making a difference...About a year ago, Mr. Mosley started BuyMyBrokeniPod.com and began purchasing, refurbishing and reselling used or broken iPods. Mr. Mosley, who is apparently comfortable around a soldering iron, started the company by posting an iPods-wanted ad on Craigslist.
He has since launched a Web site, hired two employees and fixed over a thousand iPods. He recently renamed his company BuyMyTronics.com as he expanded into iPhones and video game consoles.
Now there's a win-win solution... expand the economy and shrink the toxic waste.
He says his company is profitable but that the venture is not solely about that kind of green. “There’s definitely a market here, but I am keeping leads and toxic wastes out of the ground. They work hand in hand,” he said.
“I figure I’ve probably kept thousands of pounds of waste out of landfills.”