• MobileMuster Education Resources

    Cool lesson plans help students to explore the topic of mobile phone recycling, learn about changing behaviors and develop their communication skills.

Get involved!

The theme for this year's competition is ‘What’s in a phone?’

Your students can get involved by creating an artwork or short film that shows what materials are in a phone and what they can become when they’re recycled.

You'll find all the resources you need below to support you in teaching about materials and to help prepare for entering the competition.

Young people are also encouraged to recycle a phone as part of their entry to amplify their impact.

Entries can be submitted as an individual, a group or on behalf of your whole class. 

Entry is FREE and open to all primary and secondary students in Australia during 2024.

Important dates

The 2024 MobileMuster School's Competition is open from 1 August - 1 November 2024.

Judging Criteria

For judging criteria, entry guidelines and terms and conditions, check out the competition website.

Take a look at the 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020 and 2019 winners and finalists for inspiration.

Good luck!



Inspire recycling action!

You don’t have to be an experienced artist to take part in MobileMuster’s Schools Competition – all you need is an idea, imagination and motivation.

Students create a drawing, photograph or short film (60 seconds) encouraging their community to recycle their old mobile phones. Students create their artwork in any genre and style.

Entry is open to all primary and secondary students in Australia, including homeschoolers and remote learners.

NEW: 'What's in a phone?' resources

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Mobile Phones - From the Mine to Recycling

  • Primary
  • Year 3 - 4
  • Science
  • Chemistry
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Technology
  • Design and Technologies
  • Environmental
  • Energy
  • Sustainability
  • Unit
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Mobile Phones: Electrical Circuits and Sustainability

  • Primary
  • Year 5 - 6
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Business and Economics
  • Technology
  • Design and Technologies
  • Environmental
  • Sustainability
  • Economic
  • Design Thinking
  • Systems Thinking

MobileMuster Competition Resources

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MobileMuster Schools Competition (years 3 & 4)

  • Primary
  • Year 3 - 4
  • Science
  • Human Endeavour
  • The Arts
  • Visual Arts
  • Environmental
  • Recycling
  • Economic
  • Design Thinking
  • Unit
  • ...

MobileMuster Schools Competition (years 5 & 6)

  • Primary
  • Year 5 - 6
  • Science
  • Human Endeavour
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Business and Economics
  • The Arts
  • Visual Arts
  • Environmental
  • Recycling
  • Economic
  • Design Thinking
  • Unit
  • ...

MobileMuster Schools Competition (years 7 & 8)

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 8
  • Science
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Technology
  • Design and Technologies
  • Environmental
  • Sustainability

Professional learning

  • Professional learning
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Geographical Inquiry Made Simple

  • Secondary
  • Year 7 - 12
  • Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Geography
  • Technology
  • Information and Communication Technologies
  • Economic
  • Design Thinking
  • Technology

With thanks to our partner

MobileMuster is the product stewardship program of the mobile phone industry and is accredited by the federal government. It is voluntarily funded by all of the major handset manufacturers and network carriers to provide a free mobile phone recycling program in Australia to the highest environmental standard. The program is committed to raising awareness and educating the community on why it is important to recycle.