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Mobile Muster Phone Collection

Mobile Muster Phone Collection

Updated 5 March 2018 12:58 PM
The peak times for mobile phone change outs are December holiday season, when the latest mobile phone or tablet is on millions of wish lists around the world.

The problem with this is that the old mobile phones being replaced can cause serious problems for the environment, particularly during the peak Christmas period.

THE INCREASED FOCUS ON RECYCLING IN THE MOBILE PHONE INDUSTRY HAS LED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF NOT-FOR-PROFIT ORGANISATIONS LIKE MOBILE MUSTER.

Mobile Muster is a free recycling service for all varieties of mobile phones and accessories, and has recycled over 1500 tonnes of mobile phone components since starting up. The best way to recycle is to deliver old phones to one of their drop-off locations. There are thousands across Australia. Just do a search in the FIND A RECYCLER on this page. 

Mobile Muster also accepts phones and accessories by mail. Just get one of their free satchels from Australia Post or by print off a free label and attaching it to the envelope.

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Science Notes
One of the best reasons to recycle your old mobile is that over 90% of mobile phone materials can be recovered and reused.

Recycled mobiles are dismantled into its parts – battery, casing, motherboard and accessories. The batteries are then sent to battery recyclers and the casings are shredded and used by plastics manufacturers. 

Motherboards are broken back down into their components and the metals (gold, silver, copper and lead) extracted for reuse. 
Related Tip
Consumer research also shows that there are two peak times during the year that consumers may be more open to recycling messages and more likely to uptake recycling.

First, when purchasing a new phone and second, when moving house. During the Christmas holiday / summer sales period from November to February, 42% of Australians having purchase a new mobile during the Christmas period according to Mobile Muster.

And the Number One reason for purchasing? Because they “Just felt like it was time for a new mobile”.

Dispose responsibly!  You can be sure your mobile will be reinvented into many different things.

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