Phone recycle incentive on hold.

Australasian Business Intelligence,  October, 2006  

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Byline: Rachel Lebihan

Oct 15, 2006 (The Australian Financial Review - ABIX via COMTEX) -- An Australian recycling scheme for mobile telephones will not yet implement an incentive program. The Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association's recycling scheme has been operating for nearly one year. There is strong support for a charitable donation by the group for each recycled telephone. However, the highest priority is raising awareness of the scheme. Although this has improved, the number of people discarding old phones has fallen from nine per cent to five per cent. ...

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