Hamilton Site Opening – 31st March, 10am – 2pm
Hamilton, NZ (27 March 2012) – The recently opened RCN e-Cycle site, Hamilton e-Cycle, will host an Open Day Celebration this Saturday, 31 March beginning at 10am.
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e Dash Cycle Meets Danny Watson
‘e Dash Cycle’ visited The Radio Network’s studios to meet well known radio presenter Danny Watson of News Talk ZB. Read more
e-Cycle depot opens
On Sunday 1 May 2011, Nelson ReUse and Recycle Centre (NRRC), a business unit of Nelson Environment Centre opened their doors for year-round recycling of electronic waste (e-waste), with the launch of an onsite e-Cycle depot.
NRRC is one of the flag-ship sites for the nationwide e-Cycle project, which expects to have 20 sites up and running by the end of June 2011.
Local NRRC manager Murray Simms said he was excited that they are able to collect e-waste under the e-Cycle banner which gives them an environmentally conscious option for recycling the electronics. In the past they have only been able to accept a small quantity of this waste type if it was saleable, because the recycling option was not available.
“We have to assume that much of what we couldn’t accept would have ended up in landfill”.
“eDay has provided a solution for some over the last three years but our customers were wanting a solution for all electronic waste , including televisions, every day”.
E-waste is the fastest growing type of waste in the world (estimated at 80,000 tonnes per year in NZ) and is more toxic than normal household rubbish.
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E-Waste & Climate Change
E-Waste & Climate Change
Quantifying benefits of recycling CRT display devices on greenhouse gas reductions
Product stewardship programs for waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) usually cite among their benefits the reduction in the huge discarded volume and management of their toxic nature. Interestingly, WEEE management studies can also be linked to another major environmental issue: climate change.
These technologies involve equivalent GHG emissions associated with fuel combustion for product manufacturing or electricity production. GHG emissions are an international environmental concern and subject to treaty agreements. Canada has spent around $1.95 billion to develop new climate programs and enhance existing ones in an effort to meet its various climate change commitments.
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e-Cycle website open
RCN e-Cycle provides a resource recovery and recycling solution to New Zealanders for all end of life and obsolete IT, consumer electronics and audio visual equipment.
We specialise in providing a unique recycling program for e-waste to ensure all components are diverted from landfill.
