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
Mackay Regional Council has not listed any locations where you can recycle your mobile phones.
Drop off locations for Mobile Phones
21 drop off businesses match on Mobile Phones within approx 60km of Mackay QLD
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| Business Name | Address | Suburb | State | Postcode | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Norman | Cnr Heaths Road & Bruce Highway | Mackay | QLD | 4740 | |
| Dick Smith | 195 Victoria Street | Mackay | QLD | 4740 | |
| Australia Post | 1 Reynolds St | Nebo | QLD | 4742 | |
| Australia Post | 11 Dutton St | Walkerston | QLD | 4751 | |
| Australia Post | 13 Evans Ave | North Mackay | QLD | 4740 | |
| Australia Post | 15 Brown Street | Koumala | QLD | 4738 | |
| Australia Post | 169 Evan St | Mackay | QLD | 4740 | |
| Australia Post | 18 Daly St | Marian | QLD | 4753 | |
| Australia Post | 3 Chris Johnson St | Gargett | QLD | 4741 | |
| Australia Post | 34 Palm Drive | Seaforth | QLD | 4741 | |
| Australia Post | 5 Alexandra St | Mirani | QLD | 4754 | |
| Australia Post | 5381 Bruce Highway | Calen | QLD | 4798 | |
| Australia Post | 7 Zahmel St | Finch Hatton | QLD | 4756 | |
| Australia Post | 9 Downie Avenue | Bucasia | QLD | 4750 | |
| Australia Post | Bruce Hwy | Kuttabul | QLD | 4741 | |
| Australia Post | Finch St | Slade Point | QLD | 4740 | |
| Australia Post | Phillip Street | Mount Pleasant | QLD | 4740 | |
| Australia Post | Telegraph St | Eton | QLD | 4741 | |
| Battery World | 149 Victoria Street | Mackay | QLD | 4740 | |
| Endeavour Foundation | 22 David Muir Street | Slade Point | QLD | 4610 | |
| Tri Q Inc. t/as ChanSes R | 42 Crichtons Rd | Paget | QLD | 4740 |
Pick up locations for Mobile Phones
12 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 |
| PC Disposals Pty Ltd | Free pick up for Government, Businesses and the educati... | Qld | Free |
| 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 |
| Waste Management Australia | Click Business Name for details | Qld | 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 |
| Eurokey Recycling | We can offer better value for your plastic waste if it... | Qld | Free |
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.
