Recycling last year’s gadgets: mobile phones

Going green with old gadgets

Can you believe Christmas – and 2008 – has now been and gone?!

If one of your New Year’s resolutions was to be more environmentally conscious, then let me help with some tips…

Now if you’d been a good girl or boy last year and Santa bought you a new mobile phone or iPod, now is as good a time as any to recycle your old digital gadgets.

“Ok, how?” if hear you ask

Mobile Phones

Mobile phones are in fact just about the easiest item to recycle.  Thanks to the efforts of MobileMuster there are hundreds of drop-off locations around Australia for your preloved mobile phones.

Perhaps the best way is when you’re next at your local Post Office, just pick up a free postage-paid recycling satchel, follow the instructions on the satchel and pop it in the post.  If you’re already heading to the post office, then it’s not even out of your way – and you’re doing your bit for the environment.  Easy!

Otherwise, you can head to the MobileMuster website for a drop-off point near you – there are kajillions of mobile phone retailers, banks and other places where you can recycle your mobile.

If you’re feeling like making a bigger contribution, you can even organise your own muster.

iPods

We also have a little information on recycling your iPod.

Other recycling

With the festive season just passed, be sure to also check out Planet Ark’s tips for festive recycling and Recycling Near You websites.

Be Green & Happy!

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