Murray Cowper MLA is inviting residents in the Murray and Mandurah region to “round up and hand in” their old mobile phones in the mobile phone industry’s official recycling program, the “Mobile Muster”. 

“Mobile phones are not biodegradable and over 90% of the materials in mobile phones, batteries and accessories can be recovered and used to make new products such as stainless steel, plastic fence posts and jewellery,” he said.

“By recycling our mobile phones we can protect the environment and more efficiently utilise our non-renewable resources such as gold, silver and copper.”

“One tonne of circuit boards yields as much as 110 tonnes of gold ore, 123 tonnes of silver bearing ore, and 11 tonnes of copper sulphide ore.”

“Most Australians update their phones every 18 – 24 months, resulting in around 15 million unused phones and batteries lying around homes and offices – so it is a credit to the mobile phone industry that they are taking the initiative to be responsible for their industry’s product, for its entire life cycle.”

Mr Cowper encourages people to take advantage of the free recycling service by dropping their mobile phones at his office in Meadow Springs or other official collection points.  Contact his office on 9583 3830 for further information.

Media Contact: Murray Cowper 0417 990 953

Photo : Murray Cowper MLA recycling his old mobile