Give Your Old Mobile Phone

GIVE YOUR OLD MOBILE PHONE

There are approximately 16 million old mobile phones sitting in people’s cupboards and drawers, according to Australia Post’s Ruth Snelleman . Laid end-to-end they would stretch from Brisbane to Adelaide.

The good news is that over 90 per cent of the materials in mobile phones can be recovered and used as raw materials for new products. What's more, it's not just the handset that can be recycled. The plastics and metals in mobile phone batteries, chargers and accessories can also be recycled.

"Recycling mobile phones is easy," Ms Snelleman said. "All you need to do is collect a satchel from your local Australia Post outlet, place the phone with the battery connected in one section of the satchel and accessories in the other section, and post it in any street posting box."

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