e-waste

News

• National e-waste recycling scheme signs second provider

  By Diana Nguyen | 28 March, 2012 13:11

  The Australia and New Zealand Recycling Platform (ANZRP) has become the second service provider to join the national e-waste recycling scheme, following DHL Supply Chain earlier this month.

• E-waste must be managed better: Experts

  By AAP | 13 September, 2011 08:41

  Electronic waste is a global time bomb and regulations must be tightened to prevent toxic contamination from mobile phones, computers and other electronic goods, experts say.

• WA government renews focus on e-waste

  By Tim Lohman | 24 May, 2011 09:39

  The Western Australia Government is moving to better manage its e-waste through the institution of a new whole of government common use arrangement (CUA) for the disposal of ICT equipment.

• UN warns developing countries of growing e-waste

  By Agam Shah | 23 February, 2010 06:23

  Developing countries need to prepare for an avalanche of e-waste generated by PCs, consumer electronics and appliances, the United Nations said in a study released Monday.

• E-waste recycling plant eyes CRT expansion

  By Rodney Gedda | 02 September, 2009 07:00

  As many as 700,000 CRT monitors could be recycled every year if a new e-waste processing plant in Sydney gets the go-head for an expansion into televisions and computer monitors.

• Garrett taxed by dumped computers

  By Darren Pauli | 19 November, 2008 16:41

  Australia slips behind OECD while e-waste goes unchecked.