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Ewaste Contamination Adelaide

Ewaste includes PCs, televisions, monitors, mobile phones, faxes, printers, photocopiers, stereos and any electronic product that is no longer in use because of being broken or obsolete. The most common generators of ewaste are households, government establishments, educational institutions and commercial premises. There are also some instances when ewaste can include electrical products such as irons, coffee machines, airconditioners, refrigerators, toasters, vacuum cleaners, dryers and washing machines. Barium Contamination Adelaide Barium compounds such as barium carbonate and barium sulfate are normally used in certain industries that include textile, oil and gas, electronics, rubber and plastics. Barium is also used in glass-making, enamels, ceramic glazes,

By 1800ewaste|2020-05-03T07:32:42+10:00May 3rd, 2020|Ewaste Articles|

Computer Disposal – the wrong way and the right way.

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

By 1800ewaste|2020-03-22T08:29:57+11:00March 22nd, 2020|Ewaste Articles|

Ewaste is for life, not just for Christmas

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

By 1800ewaste|2020-03-08T08:29:40+11:00March 8th, 2020|Ewaste Articles|

Is Australia lagging behind when it comes to ewaste legislation?

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

By 1800ewaste|2020-01-26T08:24:45+11:00January 26th, 2020|Ewaste Articles|