The UN Environment is supporting nations such as Nigeria to turn the tide on e-waste, in a bid to minimise the threat to the environment and the health of people.
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Recycling old phones to help our furry friends
RSPCA’s Reloved stores and Op Shops have launched its ‘Phones for Furry Friends’ initiative in time for Global Recycling Day and will run all throughout March. The initiative invites the people of Perth to drop their old mobile phones in store to be recycled in a bid to help the environment and animals in need.
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SRS Dubai moves to new location
Sims Recycling Solutions (SRS), a global provider of electronics recycling and IT asset disposition (ITAD) services, has moved to a larger facility in Jebel Ali due to what it says is “overwhelming demand” for services in the UAE. The new facility is reportedly four times larger, and is now fully operational.
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Free e-waste pick-up and recycling services for Australia’s east coast this week
To celebrate International E-Waste Day on October 13, MRI E-cycle Solutions is offering one free e-waste collection for any business located in Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and Canberra.
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Raising public awareness of e-waste with the first International Day
The very first International E-Waste Day is being held on October 13 to promote the correct disposal of electrical and electronic equipment throughout the world, thanks to the collaboration between the
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The significant challenges and opportunities that e-waste represents
Australia has limited capacity to process its e-waste in-house and recent media reports have highlighted the problems we face when exporting our e-waste overseas. Swinburne University of Technology professor
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MobileMuster urges Australians to stop holding onto old phones
According to MobileMuster, Australia has more old mobile phones stored away than there are people in the country – equating to at least two for every household, with that number predicted to rise
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Getting the conversation started to tackle e-waste with new animation
The new campaign marks the beginning of a two-year effort by Sustainability Victoria, which is formulated to help change the way people think about their old electronics, ahead of the state-wide ban on
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MobileMuster & Envirostream to improve Victoria’s e-waste recycling
Research shows approximately 256,000 tonnes of e-waste will be produced in Victoria by 2035, and in this year alone, approximately six million old and unused phones across the state are sitting in drawers
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MobileMuster recycled over a million handsets & batteries in 2017
MobileMuster’s manager Spyro Kalos says that in the past 12 months MobileMuster has collected and recycled 79 tonnes of mobile phone components, including over one million handsets and batteries. As
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