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Cages help dispose of e-waste

Posted on September 26, 2008, 9:09am

The Mount Gambier City Council’s ban on e-waste from landfill has opened a new business opportunity in the region for a recycling company.

When Telstra Telephone Exchange in James Street enquired about possible e-waste services Waste Carriers provided, the recycling company came up with lockable cages as a solution.

Waste Carriers site manager Andrew Bosisto said Telstra’s safety and environment officer Christian Ryan wanted to do the right thing by disposing of e-waste in a safe way.

“His enquiry really sparked the idea of providing bigger businesses with e-waste cages and smaller businesses with wheelie bins,” Mr Bosisto said.

“We leave the cages or bins on business premises for up to six months without charging a rental fee and only charge a pick-up fee when we collect the cage or bin.

“The service has been available only in big metropolitan areas, but it is a new concept in the South East.”

Before the e-waste ban came into effect, Telstra Telephone Exchange disposed of recovered telephones and accessories in their rubbish bin.

Telstra team manger Tim Hann said the cage was a great idea.

“We have recycle bins for scrap cable, cardboard boxes and other recyclable waste and now that we have one for e-waste we are stopping our electronic waste from going into landfill too,” Mr Hann said.

Under council’s ban, electronic waste such as low-energy light bulbs, computers and television sets, must be taken to the Waste Transfer Station where residents pay a recycling fee.

Mr Hann said although this was a good solution for private households, it was not practical for businesses.

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