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Recycling Old Televisions in Australia

The Efficient and Effective Solution with ewaste.com.au As technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, electronic waste (e-waste) has become a growing concern worldwide. Among the most common e-waste items are old televisions, which often end up in landfills, posing significant environmental and health risks. However, in Australia, a solution has emerged in the form of specialist e-waste recycling companies such as 1800 EWASTE. This article explores how these companies efficiently and effectively recycle old televisions, contributing to a sustainable and cleaner future. The Challenge of the Disposal of Old Televisions Old televisions, including cathode ray tube (CRT) sets and flat-panel displays, contain

By |2023-07-18T11:40:18+10:00July 18th, 2023|Ewaste Articles|

Ewaste Contamination Sydney

Most of the electronic waste in Australia ends up in landfills which poses a contamination threat to the soil and water. Often ewaste contains hazardous substances such as mercury and lead that can leach into the environment when left to rot in landfill. Diverting ewaste from landfill is seen as a solution to prevent further damages to the ecosystem. Other reasons for the diversion include the need to reduce the amount of greenhouse emissions; the need to reduce the waste overflow burden in landfills; and the move to reuse non-renewable resources that are valuable and scarce. Lead Contamination Sydney Lead is one of the

By |2023-07-18T11:07:22+10:00July 7th, 2023|Ewaste Articles|

The Basel Convention – Combating the illegal trafficking of hazardous waste.

The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal was brought into force in 1992 in order to prevent the transportation of hazardous wastes to developing countries. Over 170 countries have now joined the convention, including Australia who became a member of the Basel Convention on the 5th February 1992. Transportation of hazardous waste received much negative press throughout the 1980’s with several high profile cases regarding the shipment of toxic waste. One such story involved the Khian Sea ship which, in 1986, spent 16 months sailing around the world with 14, 000 tonnes of toxic ash from

By |2020-10-18T14:30:43+11:00June 28th, 2020|Ewaste Articles|

Disposing of Electrical Goods

These days, people have easier access to get newer and updated models of electrical goods. Manufacturers and retailers have made it sure that their products are more relevant, packed with more features and more affordably priced in order to gain a higher sales number and a wider market reach. However, buying a new electrical item also means discarding the old model. Most consumers don’t know what they should do with their old items. While deciding on what to do with the items, these electrical goods would use up a lot of space in our homes. Over time, these items can easily pile up if

By |2019-09-22T07:08:57+10:00September 22nd, 2019|Ewaste Articles|
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