Recyklohry Kicks Off Its 15th Anniversary School Year. Pupils Are Once Again Collecting Old Mobile Phones with Orange

The popular mobile phone collection in schools began in September. More than 1,240 schools are currently taking part in the largest school environmental project in Slovakia.

The Recyklohry school recycling programme has launched its 15th school year, 2026/2027. It is the largest school environmental project in Slovakia, in which more than 1,759 nursery, primary and secondary schools from across the country have taken part since it began. The project is run by the producer responsibility organisation ASEKOL SK.

Record Interest from Schools; Capacity for This Year Is Full

Slovak schools have shown exceptional interest in Recyklohry. It is one of the most popular and, at the same time, most attractive school projects in Slovakia. The programme’s capacity for the current school year is already full. Even after 15 years, Recyklohry has thus confirmed its firm place in environmental education in Slovak schools.

The Popular Collection Competition “Starý Mobil Sem!” (“Old Phone Here!”) Is Under Way – Tablets, Zoo Tickets and Tickets to the Van Gogh Exhibition Are Up for Grabs

The new school year also brings the start of the traditional and very popular competition for collecting old and unused mobile phones, “Starý Mobil Sem!”, which Recyklohry organises in cooperation with Orange Slovensko. The competition runs from 2 September to 31 October 2026.

For every mobile phone handed in, the school earns points on its points account. Schools can also choose to keep records for individual pupils. In that case, in addition to earning points for their school, the pupils themselves and their coordinators compete for attractive prizes.

Individuals and coordinators will also be rewarded: the 50 pupils who hand in the most mobile phones will receive new Lenovo tablets from Orange, the 80 most successful coordinators will share €50 CADHOC gift vouchers, and a further 20 coordinators will receive prizes in kind. In addition, another 150 winners will be drawn from among all participating pupils, who will receive, for example, educational board games, textile Recyklohry backpacks, shoe bags from Abrfabr or themed socks from the project’s partners.

“This year, too, we believe in a record number of mobile phones collected in schools as part of this activity.”

– Mgr. Alena Magyarics, Recyklohry Project Manager

Recyklohry Is the Only Project That Also Collects Batteries Directly in Schools

Recyklohry reminds us that discarded mobile phones are electrical waste, just like other small electrical appliances, and therefore do not belong in ordinary waste. Recyklohry is the only project in Slovakia that also collects used batteries directly in schools.

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ABOUT THE RECYKLOHRY PROJECT

Recyklohry is a school recycling programme for nursery, primary and secondary schools in Slovakia. It was established in December 2010 with the aim of deepening children’s and young people’s knowledge of waste sorting and recycling, and of giving them personal experience of the take-back collection of end-of-life small electrical equipment and batteries. For completed tasks and electrical waste handed in, participating schools earn points, which they can then exchange for rewards in the project’s online catalogue. The project is organised by the producer responsibility organisation ASEKOL SK, s.r.o. It is held under the auspices of the Ministry of the Environment of the Slovak Republic and cooperates with partners including Orange Slovensko, Cart4future, UNICEF and many others.

Media Contact

Mgr. Alena Magyarics, Recyklohry Project Manager, ASEKOL SK, s.r.o.

Email: info@recyklohry.sk | www.recyklohry.sk