Illegal export of e-waste doesn’t pay
The demand for more accessible and authorised e-waste services will be met by TES-AMM as they plan to further expand local recycling locations in Australia and New Zealand.
TES-AMM’s announcement comes as a major bust by authorities has seen up to 14 charges laid against a New Zealand exporter as they attempted to escape acceptable disposal procedure.
58 shipping containers of harmful e-waste were detained.
“Our growth has been phenomenal because we have systems and processes in place to deal with Regulation, EHS, Security and Service for clients,” Mr Piadasa explained. “We are in the business of providing producer liability management solutions.”
“I applaud the Ministry of Economic Development in NZ for taking a tough stance on the shipment of ewaste from E-day. This sends the right message to the industry and provides some confidence for responsible organizations to invest and work with concerned stakeholders in dealing with the mountains of e-waste which are not presently being dealt with adequately,” Mr Piadasa concluded.
Urgent call from UN
Disposing of e-waste though toxic ‘back-yard’ recyclers is to be surpassed if a call from the UN is taken up by developing countries.
Momentum Builds on e-waste protest
Cigarette butts and ... e-waste have been highlighted as serious environmental issues following Clean Up Australia Day.
At the 20th anniversary of the event on Sunday, founder Ian Kiernan says it’s time to get tough on e-waste producers.
His focus on the matter of e-waste is supported by TES-AMM’s ongoing message of corporate responsibility for the toxic landfill attributed to the upgrade of IT hardware.
As reported in the Sydney Morning Herald, Mr Kiernan said ‘It's called extended producer responsibility and when you buy that product, the producer … has got to have a cradle-to-grave responsibility for its collection, dismantling and recycling at the end of its life’.
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A Word From AP
As a consumer, we can influence recycling when we buy; by choosing to support manufacturers whom have a takeback recycling program. Many manufacturers do, but some don’t - which begs the question, why not? Are these companies actively avoiding taking responsibility for the equipment that they have produced? The simplest way we, the consumer, can influence them to do the right thing is to buy alternative products from responsible manufacturers – voting with your pocket should bring them into line!
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