Logan City residents are being urged to join with other Australians and recycle their mobile phones to reduce waste and protect the environment.
In his new role as Ambassador for MobileMuster, leading Australian astrophysicist Professor Alan Duffy is encouraging Australians to join the company’s nationwide challenge to Go for Zero this month.
The first target is 5 million damaged and broken mobile phones lying forgotten in homes across Australia.
“While the mobile phones and their accessories don’t even work anymore, they represent a valuable stockpile of resources that can be recovered and reused
Australian consumers are early adopters of new technology and on average update their phones every 2.5 years.
So old phones tend to accumulate – in desk drawers, in a box in the garage or the cupboard in the spare room, along with their chargers, cords and other accessories.
“”We stash them in case we need them again, or because we aren’t sure how to get rid of our personal data, and because we know we can’t just throw them in the bin” Professor Duffy said.
Research shows there are 24 million old mobiles in Australia, and about 5 million of them are actually broken. Inside them are valuable components including metals such as gold, copper, silver and palladium.
Professor Duffy has said it’s important that precious metals and other materials are recovered through recycling and then reused in new products.
“One electronic device that almost every adult has is the smartphone. This has changed lives, societies, and economies. But when they are no longer of use, we throw these devices into a desk draw or
cupboard. Literally letting all the materials and energy that have gone into making our devices go to waste. Extending the life of your phone and recycling when it reaches the end of its life is a first step in a circular journey that then never ends.”
When you take action and return that phone to MobileMuster for recycling, 95% of all materials are recovered and used again.
- Logan Village Waste and Recycling (Logan City Council)1432 Waterford Tamborine Road Logan, QLD 4207
- Logan City Council, Jimboomba LIbrary18 Honora Street Jimboomba, QLD 4280
- Optus – JimboombaShop 02B, Jimboomba Central Corner Mt Lindesay Hwy &, Cusack Ln Jimboomba, QLD 4280
- Telstra Store – JimboombaShop 2 Jimboomba Shopping Centre Cnr Cusack Lane & Mount Lindsay Highway Jimboomba, QLD 4280
- Greenbank Waste and Recycling (Logan City Council)124 Pub Lane New Beith, QLD 4124
- Browns Plains Waste and Recycling (Logan City Council)41 Recycle Way Heitage Park, QLD 4118
- Logan City Council, Browns Plains Landfill349 Browns Plains Road Heritage Park, QLD 4118
- Logan City Council, Marsden Library35 Chambers Flat Rd Marsden, QLD 4132
- Logan City Council, Logan West Library69 Grand Plaza Drive Browns Plains, QLD 4118
- Salvos Store – Browns Plains58 Eastern Road Browns Plains, QLD 4118
