Wednesday, June 03, 2009
By handing in your old mobiles for recycling this World Environment Day, Friday 5 June, you will be helping to protect thousands of native animals including koalas, through MobileMuster and Landcare Australia’s ‘Old Phones, More Trees’ campaign.
The campaign, now in its third year, has recorded the largest number of registrations from businesses, schools and communities participating in the campaign.
Rose Read, Manager of Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association’s (AMTA) mobile phone recycling program, MobileMuster, says more than 500 companies have joined to round up and hand in old mobile phones for recycling, a 50% increase from last year.
“Major companies and organisations like KPMG, Deloittes and Sydney icons, the Botanic Gardens Trust and the Sydney Opera House have joined the campaign.
“The campaign has also received its largest number of school registrations, with 400 schools nationwide taking the schools recycling challenge. It’s a really simple and positive activity everyone can do on World Environment Day”, said Rose.
This year, MobileMuster and Landcare Australia are supporting the Koaladoors Project, as one of two projects, and will plant native trees in the Framlingham Forest, which was affected by severe bush fires in January 2006. These new trees will establish essential wildlife corridors, linking remnant bush land and providing easy escape routes for animals including koalas during fires.
Old mobile phones, batteries, accessories and chargers can be recycled for free at any one of MobileMuster’s 3,500 drop-off points across Australia including Nokia Care and Motorola Service One Centres; mobile phone retailers such as Telstra, Optus, Vodafone, 3 Mobile; participating local councils, Cartridge World stores and selected ANZ branches.
Alternatively, you can pick up a free recycling satchel from participating Australia Post outlets or download a free reply paid label To find your nearest MobileMuster drop off point click here or call 1300 730 070.
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For more information or to arrange an interview contact:
Eileen Lorenzo, Professional Public Relations Ginni Ryan, Professional Public Relations
Telephone: 02 9818 0979 Telephone: 02 9818 0962
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