E-waste recycling

How is electronic waste recycled?

As Australia’s leading electronic waste company, we collect and recycle hundreds of items of ewaste every week. Many of our customers are trying hard to do the right thing with their obsolete computers and televisions; others just can’t wait to get rid of the fridge that’s been wasting space for months. Whatever the story and whatever your intentions, we are often asked the same question regarding our services…. “What do you do when you collect our electronic waste?” Once you’ve organised a collection with one of our sales team, the rest is up to us. The driver will arrive in the agreed two

By |2021-05-03T12:11:35+10:00January 10th, 2021|Ewaste Articles|
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IT Recycling – the essential cog required to keep the technology wheel turning.

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 their way to Australian landfill by the end of 2009. That’s 41 million more items than was estimated would be the case in the 2008 version of the report. Without the introduction of an e‐waste recycling program the amount of e‐waste in Australian landfills will treble by 2020 and be close to 700 million items. E-waste deposited in landfill is a toxic time bomb. Components such as lead, mercury and cadmium are just

By |2020-11-18T17:10:05+11:00November 15th, 2020|Ewaste Articles|
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Electronic Waste – Australia vs. The World

A government report has predicted that, without the introduction of an e-waste recycling program, the amount of electronic waste in Australian landfill will treble by 2020 and be close to 700 million items. As a country, Australia is lagging behind the rest of the world when it comes to government recycling initiatives, but how does our outlook on the environment compare to the rest of the world? Greendex 2010 – Survey of Sustainable Consumption Greendex is a study by National Geographic and Globescan to evaluate global consumer attitude and choices towards the environment. The survey used the opinions of 17,000 consumers in 17 countries

By |2020-10-18T14:17:23+11:00October 18th, 2020|Ewaste Articles|
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Resell, Refurbish or Recycle your Electronic Waste?

Whatever your reasons for getting rid of old electronic goods, finding the right way to get rid of it can be tricky. You might be upgrading your old analogue television, or you might just want to get rid of a few things that you’ve found lying around the house. You may feel an obligation to recycle; you might just want to get rid of an old fridge in the easiest way possible. Whatever you need to get rid of, you have several options available… Reselling your old, but still working, analogue televisions... Electronic equipment can be expensive, so when you make that type of

By |2022-09-08T13:36:07+10:00October 4th, 2020|Ewaste Articles|
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The future of electronic waste recycling.

When it comes to electronic waste, it’s quite clear that we need to do something soon. The United Nations estimates that up to 50 million tonnes of electronic waste are thrown away globally each year, and the amount ending up in landfill is on the rise. In 2009, 234 million items of ewaste were on their way to the tip in Australia alone, which was 41 million more than was estimated. A report prepared by The Total Environment Centre and Environment Victoria predicts that without an introduction of an ewaste recycling programme, the amount of ewaste in Australian landfills will treble by 2020 and

By |2020-10-18T14:19:23+11:00September 20th, 2020|Ewaste Articles|
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Monitoring the effects of our obsolete CRT monitors

CRTs, or cathode ray tubes as they’re formerly known, make up the inside of old style television sets and computer monitors. That hefty looking thing in the attic taking up most of the space? That’s probably your old analogue CRT television . A CRT is a vacuum tube that contains an electron gun and florescent screen used to view images. The face of a CRT is usually made up of a thick lead to protect its delicate interior and block the harmful X-Ray emissions from the viewer. Make way CRTs, LCD coming through… With the boom in technological advances over recent years, the CRT

By |2020-10-18T14:26:13+11:00August 9th, 2020|Ewaste Articles|
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Televisions go to landfill as digital TV arrives in Australia

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 increase dramatically as the country begins to send a staggering amount of hazardous, electronic waste to landfill. Kerbside Recycling & Television Collections Recent research indicates that 90% of Australian households have access to regular kerbside recycling of materials such as plastic, paper and glass with a large majority making

By |2020-10-18T14:27:12+11:00July 26th, 2020|Ewaste Articles|
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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|
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Lack of awareness about e-waste recycling in Australia

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 the last decade.  With the help of our local councils we have learnt how to recycle, the 2009 ABS report on waste management states that 95% of households recycled or reused their paper / cardboard / newspapers, 94% recycled plastic bottles, 93% recycled glass and 90% recycled plastic bags.

By |2020-05-31T07:41:56+10:00May 31st, 2020|Ewaste Articles|
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The forgotten fate of your electronic waste

A recent investigation by Dateline has revealed the shocking truths behind the illegal export of electronic waste. At 1800Ewaste, we’re no strangers to writing articles and posting videos showing clips of electronic waste being dumped and burnt in developing countries, but even we were appalled by what we saw when SBS approached us for this investigation. Take a look at the video if you don’t believe us, and watch out for some familiar names and faces while you’re at it. "Destroying the air quality…..irreparable damage to your health" Electronic waste and its effects The Dateline investigation shows the very real damage that illegally exporting

By |2022-09-08T13:37:46+10:00May 17th, 2020|Ewaste Articles|
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