Tech waste, and recycling

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#242852 17-Nov-2018 06:49

I saw this in one of my LinkedIn feeds this morning:

http://www.techcollect.nz

I really hope these guys manage to stay the course and hang around for a few decades at least, I really struggled to get rid of some HP toner cartridges last year - HP’s “recycling” in NZ was a pretty useless process in the end - but this looks like it could have some legs.

Certainly the problem of old kit and cables isn’t going away 😊

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#2128263 17-Nov-2018 07:14

Website feels slow or is it just me?

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#2128304 17-Nov-2018 08:46

Website works OK for me. Printers are listed, printer cartridges are not

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#2129109 19-Nov-2018 08:18

I hope they last too as they have a drop-off point very close to where I live on the North Shore and I really should clear out the garage of old stuff that I've been hanging on to "just in case I have a need for it".

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#2129138 19-Nov-2018 09:27

Good idea.

i'm actually looking for a service that collects stuff from a location - I have a heap of old laptops, and next year could have about 300 desktops that will need recycling.

Also need to find someone who shreds or physically destroys hard drives - anyone know of someone?

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#2129141 19-Nov-2018 09:29

trig42:

Good idea.

i'm actually looking for a service that collects stuff from a location - I have a heap of old laptops, and next year could have about 300 desktops that will need recycling.

Also need to find someone who shreds or physically destroys hard drives - anyone know of someone?

Payam in Auckland will take old hard drives for parts.

They will securely wipe them and provide certs as proof of this for free.

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#2129142 19-Nov-2018 09:30

CYaBro:

trig42:

Good idea.

i'm actually looking for a service that collects stuff from a location - I have a heap of old laptops, and next year could have about 300 desktops that will need recycling.

Also need to find someone who shreds or physically destroys hard drives - anyone know of someone?

Payam in Auckland will take old hard drives for parts.

They will securely wipe them and provide certs as proof of this for free.

Oh cool - thanks for that.

Bookmarked.

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#2129200 19-Nov-2018 10:22

Our company is security conscious and uses a metal recycler who has a shredding machine. Our disposals guy throws the hdd into the shredder and watches them get munched up into little pieces.

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#2129330 19-Nov-2018 11:30

Another option
http://www.computerrecycling.co.nz/

Dont assume recycling is clean & green. Its not , recycling can be a dirty process
When it gets sent overseas, to some 3rd world country......burnt to get at the copper .

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#2129420 19-Nov-2018 13:50

Brother will recycle any of their products.

https://www.brother.co.nz/Public/CSR/Recycling.aspx