An Australian mobile phone recycling company is raising money for charity in a unique way this Christmas.
MobileMuster will buy one duck for a family in Mozambique for every two old mobile phones which are donated to them for recycling by the end of January 2011.
The scheme is being backed by Oxfam. Their spokesman Leigh Stewart explained how the ducks can help poor families: “One duck can mean the difference between nutritional health and financial security for a
family in Mozambique. Families can use the eggs for food and can sell the excess at market to supply the family with a regular and reliable source of income.” She further explained that the money can be used to
pay for health costs and schooling and that the ducks are also a good means of pest control.
MobileMuster hopes to donate up to 1000 ducks in the next two months. Old mobiles can be donated at designated collection points around the country and Australia Post is also providing free reply paid envelopes
in its retail outlets to encourage people to place their old phones in for recycling and post them back.
Rose Read, the manager for MobileMuster ties the story up by saying: “Don’t be a goose this Christmas, recycling your old mobiles is free, easy and will make a real difference,”