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Does Not Compute: State-of-the-art Technology Arrives In Aotearoa To Abolish E-waste In Landfills

Friday, 22 April 2022, 10:38 am | Computer Recycling

On the eve of Earth Day, with this year’s theme suitably ‘Invest in our Planet,’ Aotearoa’s e-waste recycling capability is set to eradicate e-waste to landfill with the introduction of Aotearoa’s first e-waste shredding and optical sorting ... More >>

Is It Time For New Zealand To Ban Ewaste From Going To Landfill?

Monday, 9 November 2020, 9:21 am | Computer Recycling

Auckland’s Computer Recycling Striving To Help Reduce The Impact Of Electronic Waste On Our Environment. In New Zealand We Promote Ourselves On Being Clean, Green And 100% Pure, But What Are We Doing To Maintain This Standard? Electronic Waste ... More >>

Computer Recycling Wants Electronic Waste Banned From Landfill

Monday, 17 August 2020, 10:16 am | Computer Recycling

Manufacturers to finally be held responsible for their E-waste The New Zealand Government is stepping up its response to the rising issue of electronic waste disposal in New Zealand. Associate Environment Minister Eugenie Sage confirmed that “Six products ... More >>

Electronic Waste, A Brighter Future

Monday, 25 May 2020, 1:52 pm | Computer Recycling

With the worldwide use of consumer electronics on the rise, the amount of waste generated as these products fail and break down over time is only going to increase. By the end of this year globally mankind will have generated an estimated 50 million ... More >>

Keeping Your Technology Germ Free

Thursday, 2 April 2020, 2:22 pm | Computer Recycling

How to protect your devices and yourself from harmful bacteria and germs. Electronic devices have a major presence in our everyday lives. Smartphones being the most common, Headphones, Laptops and PC’s are examples of devices you may use every day. Though ... More >>

How buying second-hand can save your pocket, and the planet

Friday, 4 October 2019, 11:22 am | Computer Recycling

The way technology can make everyday tasks easier is great. The downside though, is that consumer culture is taking a huge toll on the environment in the form of electronic waste. More >>

E-waste - The big issue facing small islands

Wednesday, 17 July 2019, 2:12 pm | Computer Recycling

Once famed for their idyllic beaches, the islands of the Pacific are under increasing threat from waste and pollution. Rubbish now clogs once-pristine streams, and trash floats through previously untouched mangrove forests. More >>

Toxic timebomb: the impact of e-waste on our environment

Thursday, 27 June 2019, 2:04 pm | Computer Recycling

Lead, cadmium, mercury – these are just a few of the toxic heavy metals that are leaching into our soils and contaminating groundwater in large quantities – and it’s all thanks to the amount of e-waste that Kiwis are sending to landfill. More >>

E-Waste New Zealand's next soft plastic epidemic!

Wednesday, 24 April 2019, 2:54 pm | Computer Recycling

In the era of instant gratification, globalisation and disposable goods, the outcome is always the same. We have more things and we create more waste. Increasingly, electronic products are being treated as disposal items too. The latest update isn’t always ... More >>

 
 
 
 
 

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