The collection point will be at the main entrance to the zoo. Photo Oliver Le Que, Prague Zoo
The Prague Zoo has prepared a special event for schoolchildren for the autumn holidays. Every child under 15 who hands in their old mobile phone for recycling at the main entrance will receive entry to the zoo on Friday, January 30 for just one crown.
The mining of rare metals, such as niobium and tantalum, which are crucial for the production of mobile phones, contributes to the deforestation of Central African forests. Their reuse reduces the pressure on the local inhabitants – including pangolins, elephants, and gorillas. In addition, the Prague gorillas will have a special program on Friday.
Demonstration of the meaning of recycling old phones. Photo Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo
In addition to the above, recycling mobile phones also reduces the amount of electronic waste, which can release toxic substances into nature when decomposed in a landfill. Last but not least, for each mobile phone handed in, the Prague Zoo will receive 10 CZK from the company Remobil and another 10 CZK from the company Asekol to the collection account, helping them survive. From these funds, support will be provided for the protection of lowland gorillas in Cameroon, where Prague Zoo has been running the Wandering Bus project for the fourteenth consecutive year.
Special feeding of lowland gorillas will take place on Friday in both pavilions. The first to receive enrichment will be the gorilla family group in the Dja Reserve pavilion, led by the silverback male Kisumu (pictured). Photo Petr Hamerník, Prague Zoo
On the occasion of Friday’s event, gorillas at Prague Zoo will receive gifts. At 10 a.m., a family group with cubs in the Dja Reservation pavilion will share the new enrichment, and at 3 p.m., a male group inhabiting the Méfou Center will be delighted. The accompanying program in the Dja Reservation African Class will also show interested parties how to recycle mobile phones in practice, while the children will be entertained and educated by thematic game stations.
More information can also be found at https://remobil.cz/mobiljakovstupenka/