To help avoid future environmental problems being triggered by the dumping of mobile phones' highly toxic electronic components, ARP follows the Environmental Hierarchy that focuses on the principal of re-use and that aims to minimize the impact mobile phones have on the environment. What cannot be re-used is recycled, with zero going to landfill.

Mobile phones that cannot be re-used, components are extracted to be used as spare parts. Older phones that are seriously damaged are sent to material recycling, where materials can be recovered and put back into productive use. The remaining materials are sent for disposal in an environmentally friendly manner with licensed recyclers.

In all our activities, we are committed to reusing as much of the equipment we receive as possible. We have developed our own DUTY OF CARE promise to ensure any waste produced from the mobile telephones is handled correctly in line with environmental guidelines.

We at the Aussie Recycling Program and many environmental organisations world wide believe that recycling mobile phones is the only sensible and conscientious alternative. We encourage everyone to recycle, to benefit us all by protecting the environment in which we live and work.