This is a selection of curated news articles of interest to Ecotech Services, especially those relating to New Zealand. It covers matters relating to repairing and recycling electronics, electrical, and computer items.
Late last year, Nelson Environment Centre (NEC) moved premises to Ecoland so it could set up its electronic waste recycling service for Nelson and Tasman, the only e-waste…
New Zealand deserves being “named and shamed” in a United Nations-backed report on e-waste, says campaigner Laurence Zwimpfer.
HBRC’s Leaf Fund assists with E-Waste Recycling. A Hawke’s Bay Regional Council Environmental fund has helped subsidise the cost to people of taking their e-waste…
The current waste disposal levy has not worked to cut the amount of rubbish sent to landfill and recyclers and councils want it to be much higher.
Documents obtained by Motherboard: “No reuse. No parts harvesting. No resale.”
An Adelaide company claims to have developed a silicon storage device that costs a tenth as much as a lithium ion battery to store the same energy and is eyeing a $10 million public float.
The world’s biggest smartphone maker Samsung blamed faulty batteries on Monday for the fires that hit its flagship Galaxy Note 7 device last year, as it sought to draw a line…
Palmerston North residents are being offered help to recycle batteries.