Perth Zoo recycling old mobile phones

Perth Zoo are running a recycling programme for old mobile phones with proceeds going to the Jane Goodall Institute supporting Gorillas in the wild.

Below is some info from the Zoo's website, check out the link below for full details on how to recycle your phone.

http://www.perthzoo.wa.gov.au/en/Get-Involved/Theyre-Calling-On-You-Phone-Campaign/

They're Calling On You Phone Campaign

Gorillas are on the brink of extinction. They’re calling on YOU to donate your phone today!

You can now help save gorillas in Africa simply by donating your mobile phone! Each time your mobile phone rings, a tiny piece of metallic ore from Africa is making this call possible: coltan. Coltan mining is not only destroying the habitats of endangered gorillas but accelerating their loss at an alarming rate.

The “They’re Calling On You” phone recycling campaign is a broad-reaching, global effort that everyone can participate in. All of the funds raised will go to primate conservation projects, with at least half going to the Jane Goodall Institute Australia for conservation projects in Africa.

By donating your phone through the They’re Calling on You mobile phone recycling program you are:

• Keeping its coltan and other valuable or toxic parts out of Australian landfill
• Helping Perth Zoo raise money to support primate conservation
• Lessening the demand for coltan mining by providing the coltan-coated capacitor in your old mobile phone a second life.

http://www.perthzoo.wa.gov.au/en/Get-Involved/Theyre-Calling-On-You-Phone-Campaign/


Sounds like a good excuse for a trip to the ZOO!