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
Rockhampton Regional Council has not listed any locations where you can recycle your mobile phones.
Drop off locations for Mobile Phones
18 drop off businesses match on Mobile Phones within approx 60km of Rockhampton QLD
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| Business Name | Address | Suburb | State | Postcode | Distance (Km) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Smith | Cnr Queen Elizabeth Drive Bernard St | Rockhampton | QLD | 4700 | |
| Dick Smith | Crn Rockhampton Road And Road | Yeppoon | QLD | 4703 | |
| Leading Edge | 40 Park Road | Yeppoon | QLD | 4703 | |
| Australia Post | 10 Wandal Road | Rockhampton | QLD | 4700 | |
| Australia Post | 11 Lawrie St | Gracemere | QLD | 4702 | |
| Australia Post | 14 Roden Street | Keppel Sands | QLD | 4702 | |
| Australia Post | 15 Granville Street | Emu Park | QLD | 4710 | |
| Australia Post | 36 Morgan St | Mount Morgan | QLD | 4714 | |
| Australia Post | 37 Main St | North Rockhampton | QLD | 4701 | |
| Australia Post | 376 Dean Street | North Rockhamton | QLD | 4701 | |
| Australia Post | 47 Raglan St | Mount Larcom | QLD | 4695 | |
| Australia Post | 9 Pheasant Creek Rd | Wowan | QLD | 4702 | |
| Australia Post | Canning St | Rockhampton | QLD | 4700 | |
| Dick Smith | Cnr Yamba Road And Highway One | Rockhampton | QLD | 4701 | |
| Battery World | 61 Musgrave Street | North Rockhampton | QLD | 4701 | |
| Endeavour Foundation | 162 Alma Street | Rockhampton | QLD | 4700 | |
| BTR'S Scrap Metal Recyclers | 3 Denison Street | Rockhampton | QLD | 4700 | |
| Paddys Bins | 769 Capricorn Highway | Gracemere | QLD | 4702 |
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.
