Who manages the recycling process?
AMTA has engaged MRI (Melbourne and Sydney based specialists in waste management, including office and telecommunications equipment) to manage the recycling of mobile phones, batteries, chargers and accessories. MobileMuster currently collects from more than 5,500 sites (3,500 of these are public drop off points) across Australia including mobile phone retail stores, ANZ Branches, other retailers, mobile phone repair/service centres, government authorities, local councils, schools and businesses throughout Australia. Batteries are processed by Korean based company, KOBAR Ltd, which meets the South Korean’s strict environmental standards, to process the nickel cadmium, nickel metal hydride and lithium ion batteries. Mobile phone circuit boards are also processed in Korea by Reco Metal for precious metals recovery, and chargers and power supply units are recycled locally in Australia. Residue plastics from handset casings and housings are processd locally by Australian Composite Technolo
