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14 10, 2026

Office & Commercial E-Waste Removal Services

Office & Commercial E-Waste Removal Services

By 1800ewaste|2026-10-14T21:05:16+11:00October 14th, 2026|Ewaste Articles|

With rapid changes in technology, all of your old computers, monitors, and office tech pile up fast. Even though this electronic waste takes up space, you can't just dump it with your normal rubbish and call it a day. 1800ewaste makes proper waste management easy. We'll come to you, do all the heavy lifting, and take all your old tech away. Best of all, we'll make sure your data remains safe, and everything is recycled responsibly. With over 30 years of experience, a 5-star Google rating average from over 1400 reviews, and upfront pricing, we've earned our reputation for quality ewaste removal services

31 08, 2026

More Tips for Recycling e waste

By 1800ewaste|2026-08-31T11:37:13+10:00August 31st, 2026|Ewaste Articles|

As e waste continues to expand and spiral out of control, it is essential for consumers to take note and begin to comprehend the environmental effect of e-waste. What is e waste? E waste stands for Electronic Waste and encompasses all old technology whether it is broken, obsolete, or simply discarded after being replaced by newer models and includes everything from VCR players, computer printers and video games. In order to avoid your old technology from adding to the e waste statistics, it is important to recycle! Prior to simply throwing your old technology out, consider your options. Do you have a family member

2 07, 2026

Computer Disposal – the wrong way and the right way.

By 1800ewaste|2026-07-02T11:38:55+10:00July 2nd, 2026|Ewaste Articles|

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 Council, 15.7 million computers reached ‘end-of-life’ in Australia in 2007/2008, of this 15.7 million, only 1.5million were recycled, that’s less than 10%. The question is…. what happened to the other 14.2 million computers? Hopefully some are being stored awaiting proper disposal but the sad reality is the vast majority

3 05, 2026

Ewaste is for life, not just for Christmas

By 1800ewaste|2026-05-03T11:48:35+10:00May 3rd, 2026|Ewaste Articles|

As Christmas draws to a close for another year and we prepare to celebrate the New Year, we often find that our drawers and shelves are bursting to the brim with a mixture of old, new and obsolete. And in a an era where technology is forever being updated and improved, household ewaste stocks are fast becoming out of control. With the increase in iPad, iPad 2 and Kindle sales this Christmas, how many normal old laptops do you think will be taking pride of place at the back of your cupboards this year? Reduce, Reuse, Recycle – Alternative ways for ewaste preservation At

4 03, 2026

A Million Reasons Why You Should Recycle Your E-Waste

By 1800ewaste|2026-03-04T12:37:22+11:00March 4th, 2026|Ewaste Articles|

The world’s endemic E-Waste problem continues to grow and spiral rapidly out of control… …as people continue to incorrectly dispose of their old electronics. E-Waste is essentially old technology E-Waste is essentially old technology no longer in use as it is broken, obsolete or has been replaced by a newer model. This encompasses everything from fax machines to printers to video game consoles. As technology makes giant leaps and bounds at incredible rates E-Waste significantly multiplies as populations clamour for the new ‘best’ phone, computer and video game. E-Waste statistics are frightening. As I have previously discussed in other articles posted on this site,

3 01, 2026

Product Stewardship – evaluating the benefits of Australia’s electronic waste recycling scheme.

By 1800ewaste|2026-01-03T12:35:58+11:00January 3rd, 2026|Ewaste Articles|

With the FIFA World Cup set to “kick” off in a matter of days, football fans all over the world will be glued to their television screens to see who takes home the coveted title of World Cup Champions. It is estimated that 26.3 billion viewers will be tuning in over the next 31 days; it will also be the first world-wide event to be broadcast on 3D, HD and through live streaming. The digital switchover might already be sending analogue television to an early grave, but the World Cup will certainly be speeding up the process as football fanatics rush to watch the

4 11, 2025

Is Australia lagging behind when it comes to ewaste legislation?

By 1800ewaste|2025-11-04T12:36:06+11:00November 4th, 2025|Ewaste Articles|

In a world where we update our technology almost as often as we change out socks, you’d think that getting rid of ewaste would be getting easier. But it seems that, in Australia, we’re falling behind in our race against ewaste. The Australian government published a fact sheet on their National Waste Policy that stated that “waste generation has continued to grow and our increased efforts at recycling and reuse are not keeping up”. However, if you’ve ever struggled to get rid of your electronic waste, you’ll understand us when we question what “increased efforts” the government is talking about here. It

5 09, 2025

How Ewaste Pollution And Contamination Affect Human Health

By 1800ewaste|2025-09-05T11:36:39+10:00September 5th, 2025|Ewaste Articles|

There are 20 to 50 million metric tons of ewaste from around the world that are disposed every year. Out of this number, only 12.5 percent is being recycled. This means that a huge percentage of ewaste ends up in landfills. Compared to general waste, the rate of ewaste being sent to landfill is said to be three times higher. Ewaste at landfills tend to contaminate the soil and water with harmful toxic materials such as cadmium, mercury and lead. Apart from polluting landfills, ewaste also creates serious health implications to humans by way of chemical leaching into the water and agricultural produce. Health

7 07, 2025

The best and the worst of ewaste in India

By 1800ewaste|2025-07-07T11:36:30+10:00July 7th, 2025|Ewaste Articles|

The worst is the ewaste epidemic currently taking India by storm, the tragic reality of this influx of computers, printers, mobiles phones etc. is that a huge proportion of it is generated off shore and imported into India under the guise of re-use or legitimate ewaste recycling. A recent report by India's Department of Scientific Industrial Research reveals that e-waste heading into India is increasing by 10% a year. The sad truth of this increase is that nearly all of it is heading into urban slums for unsafe disassembly – subsequently, a huge amount of toxins are hitting a huge number of people. E-waste

8 05, 2025

Who pays the price for your free electronic waste collections?

By 1800ewaste|2025-05-08T11:36:56+10:00May 8th, 2025|Ewaste Articles|

Trying to do the right thing when it comes to disposing of your electronic waste can be difficult – you are no longer allowed to put electronic waste out with your council rubbish collections and it’s becoming more and more common for local tips to refuse your old computers and analogue televisions. So, when you finally find someone that will accept your old ewaste, and they say that they’ll do it for FREE, you might think you’ve found the answer to all your ewaste problems – but what is really happening to your Ewaste? Be wary of “Fake" Recycling Companies Recent reports