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E-waste recycling

Thank you for organising the collection of our Ewaste.

July 16, 2010

Hi Katie, Just wanted to thank you for organising the collection of our e-waste. The guys that came to collect the equipment were very prompt and cleared it all very quickly. Much appreciated Mavis VIC

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Televisions go to landfill as digital TV arrives in Australia

May 31, 2010

According to the National Waste Policy, 16.8 million televisions and computer equipment reached their “end of life” in 2007/08- of these, a staggering 84% were sent to landfill and only 10% were recycled. As Australia prepares to switch off analogue signals by the end of 2013 and switch over to digital television, this number will [...]

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I’ll be using Ewaste again!

May 24, 2010

Thank you for your efficient service, I’ll be using you again! Francis Essendon, Victoria

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IT Recycling – the essential cog required to keep the technology wheel turning.

December 16, 2009

New computers, printers, servers, hard drives etc, the IT industry is booming, and as a direct result so is Australia’s electronic waste (ewaste) pile. The Total Environment Centre and Environment Victoria have prepared a detailed report on Australia’s ewaste situation, it is appropriately titled “Tipping Point: Australia’s E-waste Crisis. 2009, Update. It states… There will be 234 million items of ewaste in or on [...]

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Computer Disposal – the wrong way and the right way.

December 10, 2009
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In some way, shape or form computers have become central to almost everything we do. Most agree that technological advancement will not, and should not, be slowed, however, we do need to consider the enormous pile of computer waste we’re generating in the wake of this rapid advancement.  According to the Environment Protection and Heritage [...]

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Lack of awareness about e-waste recycling in Australia

December 1, 2009
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Are we good recyclers? That depends on what you think should be recycled. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics almost every Australian household (99%) participated in some form of recycling or reusing of waste in the 12 months prior to March 2009, a very positive statistic and one that has been gradually rising for [...]

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