One simple thing you can do
Sadly, Chimpanzee habitat is being destroyed to mine coltan, the mineral used in many electronic devices. We’re working with MobileMuster, Phone Cycle to divert phones from landfill and save chimp habitat.
You will be conserving natural resources, reducing the need to mine. Some donated phones will also be refurbished and reused, providing communication to people who cannot afford phones. Others will be dismantled and their compartments reused in other technology.
Drop your phones along with their accessories into collection boxes at the Chimp Platform at Monarto Safari Park or the front gate at Adelaide Zoo.
“Cell phones contain metals like gold and coltan. Mining for these metals to make new phones is destroying the rainforest and leading to the death of gorillas and chimpanzees. Please help by keeping your phone for longer and recycling it when it’s at the end of its life – it really will make a difference.” – Dr. Jane Goodall