Further to previous posts about the Old Phones More Trees campaign and World Record Recycling, MobileMuster recently announced that:

One hundred thousand native trees will be planted as part of MobileMuster’s recent Old Phones More Trees campaign. This is a 40% increase on last year’s campaign.

More information:

• Read full story on AMTA website
• If you have mobile phones, chargers, batteries to recycle, find out how on MobileMuster website

Well done to all recycling Aussies!

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Well done Aussies…!

Remember last month when we told you about the MobileMuster and Landcare “Old Phones, More Trees” campaign, where a native tree was to be planted for every mobile phone handed in for recycling before World Environment Day?!

Well on Saturday 31 May, according to the AMTA website, Australia set a new world record:

Australians handed in a record 2,590 mobile phones for recycling through MobileMuster, creating a World Record for the largest number of mobile phones handed in for recycling in one country in one hour.

The Guinness World Record attempt took place simultaneously on Saturday 31 May across five capital cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth.

What now?

If you missed the campaign deadline (shame on you?!), it just means a tree will not be planted in your honour.  You can of course still find out how to recycle your mobile phone at the MobileMuster website.

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Any readers heading to Glastonbury Festival this year?

Well, then you’ll be one of the first to trial UK mobile phone service provider Orange’s new mobile phone recharge system.

Supposedly the idea is to capture the kinetic energy created by your dancing and use that to charge your mobile phone. Exact details are a little sketchy at this stage, but no doubt festival-goers will be up to the dance challenge during the festival.

It’s definitely not the first time Orange (as Glastonbury sponsors) have come up with an eco-friendly way to charge your mobile phone during the festival. Here’s the previous year’s efforts, as reported by Pocket-lint:

The partnership began in 2000 with Orange’s Mobile Charging Truck in 2000, which could simultaneously charge 50 phones - last year 65,000 festival goers took advantage of Orange’s juice up opportunities.

And following on from that, the Orange Mobile Wind Charger - the UK’s first wind-powered phone charger designed as a prototype to attach to the top of your tent.

Very eco-responsible thinking.

Let’s just hope you’re a strong dancer, ey?! Or else you might need to visit the happy herbs stand for some extra energy?

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• We announce the winner of the Sumajin Smartwrap competition - finally!
• New in stock are the DLO HipCase folios for 6G iPod classic
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• We launch our newsletter feedback survey
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Watching a movie trailer online is fantastic.

Not only does it give you a sneak-peek into what the movie is about, it helps build the suspense (and sometimes the excitement) before you see the movie.

Here’s one movie trailer that I implore you to watch… then once you’ve watched it, visit the links below to find out how you can help.

Sharkwater - The Truth Will Surface

Sharkwater, a multiple award winning documentary by filmmaker Rob Stewart, is an expose of the global slaughter of sharks, and is a call to action to save these misunderstood animals.

Sharks are apex predators, helping to control populations of prey species. Consequently, reducing the number of sharks may have significant and unpredictable impacts on other parts of the ecosystem.

Click image to watch trailers

Sharkwater opened in Australian cinemas on 15 May. Go and see it for yourself!

Make a Pledge: Visit the Sharkwater site for info.

“How can you help - locally?”

Statistic: Over 90% of the world’s sharks and other big fish have disappeared from our oceans

HELP STOP the proposal by the Queensland government to establish a dedicated shark fishery in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, and in other marine parks in Queensland.

Click the link to register your vote against shark fishing on the Great Barrier Reef with the politicians who are in a position to change this policy. It only takes a minute of your time.

More information can be found on the Australian Marine Conservation Society site.

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