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So what can I recycle and where?

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​TV's and Computers

​Under the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme, companies that make and/or import more than a threshold amount of televisions and computers into Australia are required to pay for the end of life recycling of these products. There are four organisations that recycle computers and accessories under the scheme:
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  • TechCollect
  • Drop Zone
  • eCycle Solutions
  • Electronic Product Stewardship Australasia (EPSA)


Telecommunication Equipment
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The number of electronic and electrical components consumed by the telecommunication industry is massive. From transmitters and receivers to power amplifiers, antennas, cables, DSL equipment, satellites, telephones, mobile devices, routers, modems and mainframes. Electronic waste is responsible for 70% of the toxic chemicals such as lead, cadmium and mercury found in landfill.
Click on the link below to find a recycler near you
BusinessRecycling.com.au 


​Mobile Phones and other Small Electrical Items

Research shows there are 24 million old mobiles in Australia, and about 5 million of them are actually broken. Inside them are valuable components including metals such as gold, copper, silver and palladium.

Find places to recycle near you
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​ewastec has over 20 years experience in the recycling industry and their mission is to recycle 95%+ of all electronic waste recieved.
They recycle computers & laptops, mobile phones, televisions, printers & photocopiers and scrap metal. They also provide certified destruction of data in electronic waste. Through their partnership with Connecting 2 Australia, they provide employment for 60+ young men & women with differing degrees of disability. Whilst ACETA does not endorse any particular product or company, ewastec may be one you may wish to consider.


Printer Cartridges

For a print cartridge to fully decompose in a landfill site, it takes 1000 years, which gives you an extent of how damaging these cartridges can be to the environment. Another damaging effect of not properly disposing of ink cartridges is that the toner (carbon black) has been classified as a potential carcinogenic by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. When printer cartridges break apart in landfill, the volatile organic compounds the potential to contaminate groundwater and the environment

Drop off points include
Officeworks
Participating Australia Post and local Libraries
Cartridge World
Harvey Norman
The Good Guys
JB Hi0Fi

If your workplace or business has large quantities of printer cartridges to recycle, visit BusinessRecycling.com.au to find suitable collection or pick up service options or register for a  Cartridges 4 Planet Ark workplace collection box

   
Whilst this is not an exhaustive list more information on different types of material recycling can be found here      ​Choosing the Right Recycler Checklist and Factsheet (PDF)

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