The Enviro Conference and Exhibition, which was held from July 21st to 23rd July in Melbourne, is the premier national assembly of Australian environment and industry stakeholders. The primary objective of Enviro 2010 was to assemble the leaders of the Australian environment industry, business and policy makers to facilitate cross-fertilization and networking opportunities. The breadth and diversity of contributors covered all aspects of sustainability. The Enviro Conference was a collection of keynote addresses and workshops dealing with sustainability issues faced by governments, business and the public, including a workshop on the National Waste Policy. AMTA was represented by Manager, Recycling Rose Read who chaired a session on waste and resource recovery. The conference ran concurrently with the Enviro 2010 Exhibition where more than 100 exhibitors, including MobileMuster, displayed the latest in environmental and sustainability innovation.

MobileMuster participated in the first South Pacific Workshop on E-waste in Brisbane, which was hosted by Griffith University on 21st July and supported by StEP (Solving the E-Waste Problem), E-waste 2010, and it brought together manufacturers, recyclers, researchers, local, state and federal governments and non-government organisations. Rose Read, Manager Recycling, Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association presented on a paper on: Mobile Phone Recycling in Australia: Challenges and Outcomes . The conference discussed innovative ideas, experiences and solutions to the E-waste problem that will feed into an international workshop to be held next year to develop a regional strategy for e-waste. MobileMuster continues to support the challenge of Ewaste through its own free industry funded take back program, and also passing on its experiences from the past decade to the development of new, coordinated industry policy.

300 local councils help MobileMuster to recycle 3,274 kg of mobile phones and accessories

Australia s first energy efficiency training program specifically designed for employees within the mobile network industry to help reduce emissions, and offset the rising costs of electricity and risk to energy supply, was launched in Sydney today. The online energy efficiency training program and best practice guide is being led by the Mobile Carriers Forum (MCF), a division of the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association (AMTA), in partnership with national climate change consultancy Energetics. Significant funding to develop and implement the training program has been granted by the NSW Department of Environmental Climate Change and Water (DECCW) through its Energy Efficiency Training Program. The project is supported by member network carriers Optus, Telstra and Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA).

MobileMuster Schools News MobileMuster School News – a newsletter designed for schools with tips and important information about the MobileMuster Schools Recycling Challenge. In Edition One Quick Tips to maximise your mobile phone collections Old Phones More Trees Important Challenge Dates Click here to download Newsletter 1 - May 2010