{"id":8568,"date":"2023-12-05T08:39:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T21:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/?p=8568"},"modified":"2024-01-04T12:43:30","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T01:43:30","slug":"1-of-australians-recycling-old-phones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/1-of-australians-recycling-old-phones\/","title":{"rendered":"1% of Australians Recycling old Phones"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The last time you bought a new phone, what did you do with the old one?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-8569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Landcare-Website-2-e1651728852500-300x166.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Landcare-Website-2-e1651728852500-300x166.png 300w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Landcare-Website-2-e1651728852500-150x83.png 150w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Landcare-Website-2-e1651728852500-99x55.png 99w, https:\/\/techdaily.com.au\/b2\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Landcare-Website-2-e1651728852500.png 658w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>According to new data from Vodaphone, just ONE percent 1% of Australians are Recycling Old Phones, instead perhaps stuffing them in a desk drawer to be forgotten&#8230;or worse, dumping them in a rubbish bin.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With e-waste the fastest-growing waste category in Australia, it\u2019s important to know there are better options for old devices then sending them to landfill or left to gather dust.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If the device is only a few years old, you may be able to sell it or trade it in to claw a few dollars back into your pocket, otherwise there\u2019s Mobile Muster, a free, not for profit recycling program.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For more details on disposing of old phones visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mobilemuster.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.mobilemuster.com.au\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last time you bought a new phone, what did you do with the old one? 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