How to Recycle your Mobile Phone in Australia?
Are you into recycling your old phone? If you're from Australia,
recycling your phone can be easy. There are certain companies in
Autralia who are into recycling business. The official recycling program
of Australia's mobile phone industry is the MobileMuster. Established
voluntarily with the help of the mobile industry to support its desire
in maintaining high environmental standards.
The aim of the program is to:
- Collect old mobile phones, batteries and accessories.
- Recover all the materials being used and convert them into new.
- Helps prevent the increase number of electronic waste in the
country.
Over 17.5 million mobile phones are currently in use in Australia, and
around 85% of people in Autralia have mobile phones. This rapid increase
in number of mobile phone users can create environmental problems.
Mobile phones are made of metals, some of it contains toxic chemicals
that could be harmful to the environment and to human beings. Through
recycling over 90% of these metals can be recovered and can be used as
raw materials to create new products. By recycling we are reducing the
demand on natural resources, therefore we can prevent future
environmental problems that may arise.
This can be a big challenge for the mobile phone industry because
evidently most people value their mobile phones so they will end up
keeping them in their closet. However, by leaving their old phone
storage at home they are also delaying the opportunity to save the metal
resources being used to manufacture the mobile phones. The probability
of these mobile phones ending up in the landfills increases. One way to
encourage mobile phone users to recycle their old phones is by letting
them know of the benefits. Awareness is essential to the success of any
program.
The MobileMuster is a non-profitable program. All costs are covered by
the mobile manufacturers and network service providers around the
country. No mobile materials are being resold. 100 percent of materials
are recycled in accordance to the highest environmental standards. This
is a free service being offered to all the mobile phone users around
Australia. People can drop off their old mobile phones including the
accessories such as batteries, chargers, etc. in one of MobileMuster
drop off point. They have around 3,500 publicly listed drop off points
located accross the country. Another option is that they can bring their
old mobile phones and post them using the free recycle satchel available
in Australia Post outlets nationwide. They can also download a free
recycle label from:
www.mobilemuster.com.au
you may also visit the website:
www.mobilemuster.com.au or call 1300 730 070 for more details.
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