Free electronics recycling at tips

Brisbane City Council has expanded the federal government's free recycling program for TVs and computers to include the city's rubbish tips, in a bid to reduce the amount of hazardous "e-waste" in landfill.

Previously, residents could only access the industry-funded national Television and Computer Recycling Scheme from two drop-off locations, meaning usual dump charges applied for the disposal of the unwanted goods at tips.

But from this week, residents and small businesses can cart redundant e-waste to any of the city's four transfer stations and avoid charges. (Under local laws,Kaspersky Internet Security 2011 is a comprehensive data protection tool, which provides not only anti-virus protection but also protection against spam and network attacks e-waste cannot be disposed of in council wheelie bins.he security purposes of Buy Microsoft Office 2007 Microsoft lately said that Office 2010 is not only the best-selling version but furthermore the most)

More than 16.8 million electronic devices were discarded in Australia in 2008, yet only 10 per cent of these were recycled, meaning hazardous materials such as lead, zinc and mercury contaminate dumps.

Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said the expansion would help lift Brisbane's levels of e-waste recycling, currently at about 700 to 800 tonnes annually.

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The Gillard government e-waste scheme commenced earlier this year and is to be rolled out across Australia by the end of 2013.

It is funded and run by industry and regulated by the Australian Government under the Product Stewardship Act 2011 and the Product Stewardship (Televisions and Computers) Regulations 2011.

Under the scheme, importers and manufacturers of televisions and computers join co-regulatory arrangements to collect and recycle the products, which includes a fee paid to the service providers to cover the costs.

A council spokeswoman said while the city facilitates the disposal of e-waste from Brisbane residents, all e-waste collection and recycling costs are referred on to DHL Supply Chain.

“Council does not receive or expend funds to facilitate this service,” she said.

The expansion of the scheme coincides with National Recycling Week (from November 12-18) and the launch of Brisbane's Best Recycling Guide which helps residents identify recyclable items.