Donate a phone

At Mobile4Charity we work with all comers from individuals who just want to make sure their phones are recycled to the highest environmental standards, and are happy for any proceeds to go to a worthy charity, to school communities looking to raise money for school projects, through to corporate partners who support charities via donating their own fleet of phones and working with their employees and business partners to gather as many handsets as possible.

Whether you are an individual, a business, a school or a charitable organisation, the in principal
steps are pretty much the same.

  • Who: Identify your networks - family, friends, school and businesses.
  • How: Will you have partners collect on your behalf, will you collect yourself?
  • Communicate: What is your message, why should they help you?
  • Action: Rally support wherever you can to collect pre-loved mobile phones.

Individuals

If you would like to donate your old phones to one of our partner charities we have a few ways to achieve this. Either simply put your postcode into the Find a Donation Box finder, find your nearest donation box and drop your phone/s into the donation box. Make sure you clearly and securely identify the charity you wish to support so we know where to send the funds. Most people use a rubber band wrapped around a sheet of paper identifying their chosen charity.
If you are nowhere near one of the donation boxes then just email us here and we will contact you to arrange a pick up. Why not Host a Donation box at your workplace and see if you can collect more phones which means more donations for your charity. If this interests you then click here to Host a Donation Box

Business

Your own networks are the first place to start when looking to collect pre-loved mobile phones.
Many businesses regularly turn over mobile phones and don’t know what to do with the old
ones. Your family and friends will do the same. Take to your customers and the people you do business with and get the word out that you are collecting pre loved mobile phones. Once the word is out, the phones will start to come in. 

Schools

Our school programs have had great uptake as the school community, with a united focus, is a great easy to get the message out about mobile phone recycling. Use the school newsletter, assemblies, the P&C and get the parents involved with their businesses and watch the phones roll in. Run competitions between classes or grades and have great fun whilst fund raising.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens to the phones we donate?

Once a phone is graded it is sold to our trading partner based on up to date international demand. Over 90% of the phones we receive can be refurbished and reused in an overseas market where there is high demand for low cost handsets. All phones go off shore with the bulk of them going into Asia or the Middle east.

Sustainable living is at the heart of our business ethos. We believe in promoting ways in which we can all recycle for a greener future and reduce the waste entering landfill sites.

How do I donate a phone?

At Mobile4Charity we work with all comers from individuals who just want to make sure their phones are recycled to the highest environmental standards, and are happy for any proceeds to go to a worthy charity, to school communities looking to raise money for school projects, through to corporate partners who support charities via donating their own fleet of phones and working with their employees and business partners to gather as many handsets as possible.

If you are not currently involved with one of our charity partners you can either find a donation box from the link on our home page or email us at info@mobile4charity.com.au and we will contact you with some options.

If you are working with one of our charity partners, or wish to, contact them as to their pre arranged collection methods. If you are not sure, just drop us an email and we will be in touch.

What about the private data?

All handsets are checked for SIM cards and memory cards. If any are found these are sent in bulk for melt down recycling. All working handsets will be wiped and factory reset. When the handset is commissioned into a new global region and the local firmware is loaded it wipes all data all over again.

 

Do the phones have to be working?

No. There is a higher value for working phones but in most cases there is still a value for non working phones. We recycle or refurbish all handsets. NOTHING ends up in landfill which is of great importance.


What sorts of phones can I donate?

We will take all types of mobile handsets to avoid them ending up in landfill. However not all phones have a demand in the global market. As a rule of thumb, the more current the model, the greater value you will earn for your charity.

CDMA and Analogue handsets have no value.

Large number of Mobiles to donate? We can arrage pickup!

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Find a Donation Box

We have over 1000 conveniently located boxes throughout Queensland

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Closest donation boxes for postcode

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  • Coles Supermarket - 2189 Ipswich road Oxley (Variety)
  • Riverside Centre Foyer - Eagle Street Brisbane (Queensland Institute of Medical Research)

Are you a business?

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Charities we support