Electronics recycling at Zoo Atlanta
August 19-30 and August 23
August 19 through August 30
Help save wildlife and receive a discount on admission!
Bring small electronics to recycle with Zoo Atlanta and receive $5 off admission* for that day’s visit. Join Zoo Atlanta as we participate in the Gorillas on the Line…Answer the Call campaign to collect cell phones and small electronic devices for recycling. The proceeds from these recycled devices support the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Gorilla SAFE (Saving Animals From Extinction) Program.
Zoo Atlanta Members will receive a free train or carousel ticket from Admissions. We accept cell phones, smartphones, ipads, ipods, tablets, GPS, smartwatches, digital cameras and all the cords and cables that come with them. Any condition is fine. All items will be recycled through the Gorillas on the Line…Answer the Call campaign and our partner Eco-Cell.
Eco-Cell accepted items include (Any condition is fine):
- Cell phones
- smartphones
- iPads, iPods
- tablets
- GPS
- smartwatches
- digital cameras and all the cords and cables that come with them.
August 23
Got larger electronic devices? We’ll take those off your hands too at a single-day recycling event.
Bring large electronic devices (see list of accepted items below) to the circle drive outside Savanna Hall on Friday, August 23 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. as we partner with Prime Asset Recovery.
For each item donated, guests will receive a $5 off coupon* to be used for that day’s Zoo admission. Zoo Atlanta Members will receive a free train or carousel ticket from Admissions. All cell phones, tablets, and small electronic devices will be recycled through the Gorillas on the Line…Answer the Call campaign and our partner Eco-Cell with proceeds from donated items supporting SAFE Gorilla.
Prime Asset Recovery accepted items include:
- LCD/LED monitors
- desktops
- laptops
- keyboard/mice
- servers
- networking hardware
- circuit boards
- RAM and CPUs
- wires/cables
- hard drives
- printers
- copiers
- projectors
- phones
- POS systems
- DVD players
- scanners
- UPS devices
Electronic Recycling Event Rain Date: Friday, August 30
*Discount only available at Zoo Atlanta’s front gates and is not available online. Cannot be combined with other discounts.
Gorillas on the line
A critical component of cell phones and other small electronics is a substance called coltan.
While you can recycle your old devices throughout the year, Gorillas on the Line … Answer the Call is an annual global mobile phone recycling challenge organized by the Gorilla SAFE engagement team with participants from across the country and around the globe.
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