# @thetorontozoo on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DWtrTCQDazM
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/62967796-thetorontozoo-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-04-04T14:49:36.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Toronto Zoo (@thetorontozoo) — https://gondola.cc/thetorontozoo

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It's Ape-ril! Join us as we celebrate Earth Day and recycle old cell phones (and other electronics!) 🦍📱

For those who may have an extra phone, tablet or computer at home, you can donate it to the Zoo on April 25th and 26th at our E-Waste Collection to support great ape conservation.

Do you ever wonder what happens to your old electronics (also known as e-waste)? Every year, nearly 1.3 million cell phones end up in landfills. Over 50 million tonnes of e-waste is produced every year and only 15-20% of it is recycled properly. The remaining electronics are sent directly to the landfill! Electronics are valuable and potentially hazardous materials that need to be recycled properly ♻️ 

Learn more (link in bio) 🦍

Are you aware? We also provide 100% landfill-free recycling for cell phones year-round through the Zoo's Phone Apes program. Be sure to drop your old phones off on your next visit to the Zoo or mail them to:

361A Old Finch Ave
Toronto, ON
M1B 5K7

By recycling your old phones, elements used to create cell phones can be re-used which reduces the demand to mine in the Congo, the home to critically endangered lowland gorillas 🦍 #savingspecies

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