International Mobile Phone Recycling Day
The Jane Goodall Institute documented its second annual International Mobile Phone Recycling Day on January 26, 2016; later JGI materials show campaign timing evolved, so the archived date is not treated as permanently fixed.
Date and recurrence
26 January 2016 (documented second annual edition)
This is retained as historical or legacy evidence. The site does not assume that the observance still recurs today.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is Jane Goodall Institute / historical global recycling campaign. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
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Sources
- Jane Goodall Institute — International Mobile Phone Recycling Day 2016Founder Organization Archive
- Jane Goodall Institute New Zealand — later mobile recycling campaignFounder Organization
Frequently asked questions
When is International Mobile Phone Recycling Day?
26 January 2016 (documented second annual edition) The stored recurrence guidance is: Historical JGI campaign edition. Do not reuse 26 January as a current fixed date without a current JGI announcement..
Does International Mobile Phone Recycling Day fall on the same date every year?
The record is historical/legacy and is not treated as a currently recurring annual date.
Is International Mobile Phone Recycling Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: Jane Goodall Institute / historical global recycling campaign. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes International Mobile Phone Recycling Day?
The stored designation basis is: The Jane Goodall Institute documented its second annual International Mobile Phone Recycling Day on January 26, 2016; later JGI materials show campaign timing evolved, so the archived date is not treated as permanently fixed.. Supporting provenance includes Jane Goodall Institute — International Mobile Phone Recycling Day 2016. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is International Mobile Phone Recycling Day international or country-specific?
The record has international or global institutional scope: Jane Goodall Institute / historical global recycling campaign. That does not mean every country treats the date as a public holiday or observes it in the same way.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.