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
Lismore City Council has listed the following locations where you can recycle your mobile phones.
Drop off locations for Mobile Phones
55 drop off businesses match on Mobile Phones within approx 60km of Lismore NSW
Click the link for business details and map
| Business Name | Address | Suburb | State | Postcode | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leading Edge | 42 Woolumbin Street | Murwillumbah | NSW | 2484 | |
| Leading Edge | 9 Moon Street | Ballina | NSW | 2478 | |
| Dick Smith | Kerr Street | Ballina | NSW | 2478 | |
| Dick Smith | Lismore | NSW | 2480 | ||
| Australia Post | 1 Fingal Street | Brunswick Heads | NSW | 2483 | |
| Australia Post | 1 Rajah Rd | Ocean Shores | NSW | 2483 | |
| Australia Post | 107 James Street | Dunoon | NSW | 2480 | |
| Australia Post | 108 Riverside Drive | Tumbulgum | NSW | 2490 | |
| Australia Post | 11 Coronation Avenue | Pottsville Beach | NSW | 2489 | |
| Australia Post | 111 Sandilands St | Mallanganee | NSW | 2469 | |
| Australia Post | 13 Oak Street | Evans Head | NSW | 2473 | |
| Australia Post | 1374 Numinbah Road | Chillingham | NSW | 2484 | |
| Australia Post | 1464 Kyogle Rd | Uki | NSW | 2484 | |
| Australia Post | 149 149 Summerland Way | Kyogle | NSW | 2474 | |
| Australia Post | 201 Stokers Rd | Stokers Siding | NSW | 2484 | |
| Australia Post | 22 Fisher St | Goonellabah | NSW | 2480 | |
| Australia Post | 22 Prospero St | South Murwillumbah | NSW | 2484 | |
| Australia Post | 23 Broadway | Burringbar | NSW | 2483 | |
| Australia Post | 26 Bridge Drive | Wardell | NSW | 2477 | |
| Australia Post | 28 Pearl Street | Kingscliff | NSW | 2487 | |
| Australia Post | 29 Coolman Street | Tyalgum | NSW | 2484 | |
| Australia Post | 30 Byron Street | Bangalow | NSW | 2479 | |
| Australia Post | 33 Main Road | Clunes | NSW | 2480 | |
| Australia Post | 38 Charles Street | Iluka | NSW | 2466 | |
| Australia Post | 381 Bilambil Rd | Bilambil | NSW | 2486 | |
| Australia Post | 3844 Links Ave | East Ballina | NSW | 2478 | |
| Australia Post | 424 Ballina Road | Lismore Heights | NSW | 2480 | |
| Australia Post | 43 Cullen Street | Nimbin | NSW | 2480 | |
| Australia Post | 45 Coast Rd | Bogangar | NSW | 2488 | |
| Australia Post | 5 Nandabah Street | Rappville | NSW | 2469 | |
| Australia Post | 50 River St | New Brighton | NSW | 2483 | |
| Australia Post | 53 Hotham Street | Casino West | NSW | 2470 | |
| Australia Post | 6 George St | Tintenbar | NSW | 2478 | |
| Australia Post | 608 Terranora Rd | Terranora | NSW | 2486 | |
| Australia Post | 62 Wyrallah Rd | East Lismore | NSW | 2480 | |
| Australia Post | 7 Clifford Street | Suffolk Park | NSW | 2481 | |
| Australia Post | 7 Standing St | The Channon | NSW | 2480 | |
| Australia Post | 73 Union Street | South Lismore | NSW | 2480 | |
| Australia Post | 74 Ballina Street | Lennox Head | NSW | 2478 | |
| Australia Post | 751 Rock Valley Rd | Rock Valley | NSW | 2480 | |
| Australia Post | 79 Pacific Highway | Broadwater | NSW | 2472 | |
| Australia Post | 81 Richond Terrace | Coraki | NSW | 2471 | |
| Australia Post | 85 River Street | Woodburn | NSW | 2472 | |
| Australia Post | 9 Chatsworth Road | Chatsworth Island | NSW | 2469 | |
| Australia Post | 9 Coast Road | Hastings Point | NSW | 2489 | |
| Australia Post | Albert Street | Federal | NSW | 2480 | |
| Australia Post | Bangalow Road | Bexhill | NSW | 2480 | |
| Australia Post | Crabbes Creek Road | Crabbes Creek | NSW | 2483 | |
| Australia Post | Mcleod Street | Condong | NSW | 2484 | |
| Australia Post | River Drive | Empire Vale | NSW | 2478 | |
| Australia Post | Simpson Avenue | Wollongbar | NSW | 2477 | |
| Australia Post | Summerland Way | Grevillia | NSW | 2474 | |
| Australia Post | Summerland Way | Wiangaree | NSW | 2474 | |
| Battery World | 19 Three Chain Road | South Lismore | NSW | 2480 | |
| Lismore City Council - Lismore Recycling and Recovery Centre | 313 Wyrallah Rd | East Lismore | NSW | 2480 |
Pick up locations for Mobile Phones
16 pick up businesses match your query on Mobile Phones
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| Business Name | Details | Picks up | Fees |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renewable Recyclers | Minimum quantities apply. | NSW | May apply |
| Thiess Services e-Recycling | Collection Fees may apply. We are able to collect it... | Nationally | 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 |
| ADM | Click Business Name for details | NSW | May apply |
| Reverse Garbage - Taylor Square | We use a small fleet to collect industrial discards, ov... | NSW (Metro Area Only) | May apply |
| Tiger Waste Collection | Tiger Waste collects all sizes and types of waste. No j... | NSW | May apply |
| Waste Management Australia | Click Business Name for details | NSW | May apply |
| Save Parts - Nature's Mix | Pickups must be in a clean state, wet items will not be... | NSW (Metro Area Only) | 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 |
| C&D scrap | Pick up must be pre booked. | NSW | 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.
