Electronics recycling at Zoo Atlanta

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August 16

(Rain date: August 23)

Electronics recycling at Zoo Atlanta

Save wildlife and wild places by recycling your old electronics! 

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 with our partner ecocell. The proceeds from these recycled devices support the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) Gorilla SAFE (Saving Animals from Extinction) Program. 

9 a.m. to 12 p.m. 

Bring small electronics to recycle with Zoo Atlanta

Recycled with partner ecocell through Gorillas on the Line... Answer the Call campaign.

Accepted items:

  • Cell phones
  • smartphones
  • iPads
  • iPods
  • tablets
  • GPS
  • smartwatches
  • digital cameras and all the cords and cables that come with them

Any condition is fine. Proceeds from donated items support SAFE Gorilla.

Got larger electronic devices?

Recycled with partner with Prime Asset Recovery

Bring large electronic devices (see list of accepted items below) to the circle drive outside Savanna Hall from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Accepted items:

  • 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  

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.

Learn more

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