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eDay - clean up our e-waste!

Disposal of e-waste | eDay 2009 Photo Gallery

Electronic waste (e-waste) can seriously harm the environment, wildlife and human health when dumped in landfills.

eDay provides an annual opportunity for households and schools to dispose of their obsolete computers, monitors, printers, scanners, faxes and mobile phones in an environmentally sustainable way.

It is a free cars-only drive-through recycling event! 

Co-ordinated nationally by the Computer Access New Zealand Trust (CANZ), eDay is one action that we can make New Plymouth District a more sustainable community. It is specifically for households and schools. Businesses are expected to make their own disposal arrangements with their suppliers.

Approximately 95 per cent of the materials in a computer or associated equipment can be recycled.

The inaugural eDay in New Plymouth District was held in 2008. All of the items delivered to the drop-off centre were either destined to be sorted for reuse (larger monitors only) or broken down and the reclaimed material (e.g. gold, copper, lead, and glass) recycled. The material recovery process is internationally certified and environmentally safe.

Information about eDay 2010 will be posted here mid-2010.

The numbers

 

Item	2008	2009
Volunteers	80	100
Vehicles	624	780
Monitors	1079	1,120
PCs	816	973
Printers, faxes scanners	624	752
Cellphones	130	116
Misc	141	695
Total items	2790	3656
Total tonnes	28	40

 

Related links

• eDay website
• Recycling