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.
Council services for Mobile Phones
East Gippsland Shire Council has not listed any locations where you can recycle your mobile phones.
Drop off locations for Mobile Phones
24 drop off businesses match on Mobile Phones within approx 60km of Bairnsdale VIC
Click the link for business details and map
| Business Name | Address | Suburb | State | Postcode | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Smith | 127 Main Street | Bairnsdale | VIC | 3875 | |
| Harvey Norman | 363 Raymond Street | Sale | VIC | 3850 | |
| Harvey Norman | 294 Main Street | Bairnsdale | VIC | 3875 | |
| Dick Smith | 127 Main Street | Bairnsdale | VIC | 3875 | |
| Dick Smith | 116 Desailly Street | Sale | VIC | 3850 | |
| Australia Post | 111 Lind Avenue | Dargo | VIC | 3862 | |
| Australia Post | 115 Raglan Street | Sale | VIC | 3850 | |
| Australia Post | 149 Main Road | Lindenow | VIC | 3865 | |
| Australia Post | 15 The Esplanade | Paynesville | VIC | 3880 | |
| Australia Post | 1761 Princes Highway | Johnsonville | VIC | 3902 | |
| Australia Post | 2025 Princes Highway | Swan Reach | VIC | 3903 | |
| Australia Post | 203 Guthridge Parade | Sale | VIC | 3850 | |
| Australia Post | 24 Government Road | Loch Sport | VIC | 3851 | |
| Australia Post | 37 Foreshore Road | Seaspray | VIC | 3851 | |
| Australia Post | 4 Avon Street | Briagolong | VIC | 3860 | |
| Australia Post | 47 Main Street | Bruthen | VIC | 3885 | |
| Australia Post | 5557 Princes Highway | Nowa Nowa | VIC | 3887 | |
| Australia Post | 57 Main Road | Buchan | VIC | 3885 | |
| Australia Post | 599 Wapiti Lane | Sale East Raaf | VIC | 3852 | |
| Australia Post | 61 Metung Road | Metung | VIC | 3904 | |
| Australia Post | 64 Tyers Street | Stratford | VIC | 3862 | |
| Australia Post | 6830 Great Alpine Road | Swifts Creek | VIC | 3896 | |
| Australia Post | 921 Princes Highway | Nicholson | VIC | 3882 | |
| Australia Post | Omeo Highway | Ensay | VIC | 3895 |
Pick up locations for Mobile Phones
11 pick up businesses match your query on Mobile Phones
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| Business Name | Details | Picks up | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thiess Services e-Recycling | Collection Fees may apply. We are able to collect it... | Nationally | May apply |
| IT Remarketing | Click Business Name for details | Vic (Metro Area Only) | May apply |
| Buyequip Pty Ltd | Pick-up service is available when identification is pre... | Nationally | May apply |
| cashAphone | Send it to us - FreePost! Enter your details on our we... | Nationally | Free |
| PENTAQ Technology Pty Ltd | Click Business Name for details | Nationally | May apply |
| Oz Recycle - Australian Recyclers Community - www.ozrecycle.com | Pick-up is arranged between individual community member... | Nationally | Free |
| ReuseMoose.com | Click Business Name for details | Nationally | Free |
| EP Contracting & Recycling | Click Business Name for details | Vic | May apply |
| BuyMyTronics Australia | We will supply a reply paid envelope. | Nationally | Free |
| Mazuma Mobile | We pay all postage, courier or freight charges. Please ... | Nationally | Free |
| Reverse E-Waste | Commercial - Sydney local - min 1/2 pallet Commercial ... | Nationally | May apply |
About Mobile Phones
- It is estimated that 26 million mobile phones are in use in Australia. There are potentially 19 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.
