Why Recycle E-Scrap?

As tonnes and tonnes of computers, monitors, televisions and other electronic products or “E-Scrap”, contain hazardous chemicals, Globally, governments are trying to deal with this mounting problem because electronic products can leach toxins such as lead, mercury and cadmium into our surrounding ecosystems.

Divert these hazardous

materials from landfill NOW!!!

When these items are buried at landfill we also lose out on the valuable resources that they hold. I.e. They contain Steel, aluminium, microchips, gold and silver that can be recovered and reused.

Create awareness to this problem by your actions – RECYCLE E-SCRAP! – By choosing to recycle E-Scrap, your organisation will be able to enhance its' environmental image and you will have peace of mind that your E-Scrap is being handled in an environmentally responsible manner.

Materials Accepted
We accept most electrical equipment for recycling including:

Method of collection

Depending on the quantity and location of your e-waste, Local Bins will provide a range of collection options best suited to cater for your requirements:

Recycling of Equipment

The recycling process involves a manual dismantling and the application of technology and mechanical processing.

The individual materials such as printed circuit boards, cabling, glass and plastics, ferrous and non ferrous metals etc., are recovered and then processed so that they can be used as raw materials to produce new products.

One of the largest looming environmental problems may be the smaller electronic devices, such as mobile phones, music devices, hand held gaming and pda devices. These are amongst just some of the industries many many products that will have a use by date.

Australia’s rapidly growing E-Scrap industry is due to the fact that we are placed in the top ten countries in the world with the highest use of electronic and computing technologies with an estimated 11.45 million computers in use around Australia. With the estimated 3 million more computers expected to enter the market in the next 18 months as well as the enormous quantities of mobile phone replacements that occur each day, we must be vigilant to treat this waste stream with the utmost respect.

Contact us today to discuss your tailored E-Scrap solution