Mobile Phones

Did you know?

• More than 800 million people around the world currently use mobile phones and that figure is growing daily!
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• In Australia alone, it is estimated that there were 9 million new mobile phones sold in the last 12 months.
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• Australians typically upgrade their phones every 18-24 months! This exerts enormous pressure on the mining of resources needed to manufacture new phones.
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• Mobile Phones and mobile batteries cannot be recycled in your council recycling bins. There are a number of mobile phone recycling programs that you can get involved in that will help to protect our environment and conserve our natural resources. Help address the e-waste epidemic by recycling your used mobile phones and accessories.

Aussie Recycling Program (ARP)

ARP's Mobile Phone Recycling program provides a solution to help clean up the environment while at the same time helping raise much needed funds for charities.

Do you have a spare mobile phone sitting around on a shelf or in a drawer? You can now recycle it in an environmentally and socially responsible manner, the ARP way.

• Raise funds for a charity of your choice
• Preserve the environment by keeping your unused mobile phone out of landfill and recycling it back to re-use
• Bring affordable communication to developing countries to people who otherwise would not be able to afford it

For more information, please visit the Aussie Recycling Program website.

You can drop off your old mobile phones to any of our customer service centers to be recycled through the ARP program:

Langwarrin Customer Service Centre
Southgateway Shopping Centre, Langwarrin
Phone: 8786 6512

Seaford Customer Service Centre
120 Nepean Highway, Frankston
Phone: 8773 9601

Frankston Civic Centre
Corner Young and Davey Streets, Frankston
Phone: 1300 322 322

The They're Calling on You mobile phone recycling program refurbishes donated mobile phones to be resold to disadvantaged community groups, raising money for conservation projects in Africa. By donating your phone through the They're Calling on You mobile phone recycling program you are:

• Diverting your phone from landfill
• Helping Melbourne Zoo raise money to support the Jane Goodall Institutes primate conservation work in Africa through the sale of refurbished phones and�
• Lessening the demand for coltan (link to the website below) mining by providing the coltan coated capacitor in your old mobile phone a second life

For further information please visit They're Calling on You website.

To support the They're Calling on You mobile phone recycling program you can:

• Download and print a copy of our FREE Reply Paid Postage Label and post your phone today!
• Donate a corporate fleet of mobile phones by following these Four Easy Steps Guidelines To register your support simply e-mail the registration form or fax it to (03) 9285 9377
• Schools can get involved too! Please contact Kate McCabe at Melbourne Zoo by e-mail or phone (03) 9285 9471 to discuss integrating this program to your curriculum whilst inspiring students to take action for wildlife
• Visit Melbourne Zoo to collect a postage paid recycling satchel, and post your mobile phone to the Aussie Recycling Program