MobileMuster
Don't let mobiles go to landfill or gather dust in a drawer! Help address the e-waste epidemic by recycling your used mobile phones and accessories. Simply drop them into a participating location.
Mobile Phones and mobile batteries cannot be recycled in your council recycling bins. There are a number of mobile phone recycling programs that you can get involved in that will help to protect our environment and conserve our natural resources. The MobileMuster program has a number of drop off locations that are listed below.
The MobileMuster phone recycling drop-off locations near you include:
Australia Post Dartmouth Lpo
Shop 4
1 Murtagh Place
Dartmouth VIC 3701
Australia Post Eskdale Lpo
3801 Omeo Highway
Eskdale VIC 3701
Australia Post Mitta Mitta Lpo
5555 Omeo Highway
Mitta Mitta VIC 3701
Australia Post Boisdale Lpo
23 Main Street
Boisdale VIC 3860
Australia Post Briagolong Lpo
4 Avon Street
Briagolong VIC 3860
Maffra Post Shop
98 Johnson Street
Maffra VIC 3860
Australia Post Dargo Lpo
111 Lind Avenue
Dargo VIC 3862
Australia Post Stratford Lpo
64 Tyers Street
Stratford VIC 3862
Australia Post Lindenow Lpo
149 Main Road
Lindenow VIC 3865
Telstra Shop - Bairnsdale
115 Nicholson Street
Bairnsdale VIC 3875
Dick Smith Electronics - Bairnsdale
127 Main Street
Bairnsdale VIC 3875
Right Price Computers
Shop 2 Campbells Arcade
182 Main Street
Bairnsdale VIC 3875
Harvey Norman Computers - Bairnsdale
294 Main Street
Bairnsdale VIC 3875
East Gippsland Shire Council
273 Main Street
Bairnsdale VIC 3875
Dick Smith Electronics Bairnsdale
127 Main Street
Bairnsdale VIC 3875
Bairnsdale Post Shop
16 Nicholson Street
Bairnsdale VIC 3875
Network Communications - Bairnsdale
20 Bailey Street
Bairnsdale VIC 3875
Craig Ingram Mp
143 Main Street
Bairnsdale VIC 3875
Australia Post Paynesville Lpo
15 The Esplanade
Paynesville VIC 3880
Australia Post Nicholson Lpo
921 Princes Highway
Nicholson VIC 3882
Australia Post Bruthen Lpo
47 Main Street
Bruthen VIC 3885
Australia Post Buchan Lpo
57 Main Road
Buchan VIC 3885
Australia Post Newmerella Lpo
5327 Princes Highway
Newmerella VIC 3886
Australia Post Nowa Nowa Lpo
5557 Princes Highway
Nowa Nowa VIC 3887
East Gippsland Computers
124
Nicholson Street
Orbost VIC 3888
East Gippsland Shire Council - Orbost Business Centre
1 Ruskin Street
Orbost VIC 3888
Australia Post Bendoc Lpo
1 Jamieson Street
Bendoc VIC 3888
Orbost Post Shop
84 Nicholson Street
Orbost VIC 3888
Australia Post Marlo Lpo
14 Argyle Parade
Marlo VIC 3888
Australia Post Cann River Lpo
15 Monaro Highway
Cann River VIC 3890
Australia Post Genoa Lpo
11 Alexanders Road
Genoa VIC 3891
East Gippsland Shire Council - Outreach Centre
Morris Avenue
Mallacoota VIC 3892
Australia Post Mallacoota Lpo
Shop 2
60 Maurice Avenue (po Box 400)
Mallacoota VIC 3892
Australia Post Ensay Lpo
Lot 4
Omeo Highway
Ensay VIC 3895
Australia Post Swifts Creek Lpo
6830 Great Alpine Road
Swifts Creek VIC 3896
Australia Post Omeo Lpo
155 Day Avenue
Omeo VIC 3898
Australia Post Benambra Lpo
Gibbo Street
Benambra VIC 3900
Australia Post Johnsonville Lpo
1761 Princes Highway
Johnsonville VIC 3902
Australia Post Swan Reach Lpo
2025 Princes Highway
Swan Reach VIC 3903
Australia Post Metung Lpo
61 Metung Road
Metung VIC 3904
East Gippsland Shire Council - Lakes Entrance Business Centre & Library
Mechanics Street
Lakes Entrance VIC 3909
Lakes Entrance Post Shop
287 Esplanade
Lakes Entrance VIC 3909
Other phone recycling locations
About Mobile Phones
- It is estimated that 21 million mobile phones are in use in Australia. There are potentially 16 million defunct or unused mobile phones.
- Over 90% of the materials in mobile phones can be recovered to make new products. The gold, silver, copper, nickel, cadmium and plastics in the mobiles can be turned into jewellery, stainless steel, batteries and plastic fence posts and pallets. The mobile phone industry claims that you can recover the same amount of gold from 50,000 handsets as from mining 110 tonnes of gold ore.
Source: AMTA
Importance of Recycling Mobile Phones
- Throwing old mobiles into landfill can potentially be dangerous. Heavy metals such as the cadmium in the batteries could leach into the environment.
More Information on Mobile Phone Recycling Programs:
- MobileMuster is the official mobile phone industry recycling program. It is a not for profit program that is run by AMTA (Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association) and is funded solely by its members who pay a levy on every handset they ship into Australia.
- ARP has a mobile phone recycling program that helps raise money for various charities.
