Coltan is used in to coat the capacitors in mobile phones and the mining of this metal is having a devastating effect on Gorilla habitat.
Eastern Regional Libraries is joining the Calling on You campaign by offering our libraries as a drop off point to recycle your mobile phone. Funds raised from recycling of the phones will be donated by Zoos Victoria to primate conservation.
We'll be sending out recycling boxes and posters to the branches soon.
While I'm discussing recycling we are still collecting corks and thanks to all of our members that support the Corks for Elephants campaign. Friends of the Zoos volunteers regularly pick up the corks and these are recycled for floor tiles, place mats, cores for cricket and hockey balls, and non-slip surfaces. Even though the Elephants have a new enclosure, the funds raised are used for ongoing needs of the elephants.
The Calling on You campaign is a joint project of Zoos Victoria, Aussie Recycling Program and Jane Goodall Institute.
Cheers, Maryanne
2 comments:
Do you think that the library might collect used stamps for the Helmeted Honeyeaters group?
If the library don't collect used stamps for the Helmeted Honeyeaters group, where can we send used stamps for the froup?
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