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Mai-Wel E-Cycling Services

E-Cycling Brochure

 

Did you know Australians dump an estimated 140,000 tonnes of hazardous e-waste including computers, TV sets and monitors into landfill every year? 

The Mai-Wel Group’s newest business venture, a locally based e-cycling service, offers local business and industry the opportunity to discard small or large quantities of unwanted electrical equipment such as computers, printers and televisions in an environmentally friendly and economical way. 

For a small fee, our team will collect your unwanted electrical items from your business at a time that is convenient for you. 

We can also supply a ‘certificate of destruction’ so you have peace of mind knowing your unwanted hard drive’s have been destroyed confidentially.

99% of items can be recycled and some items are able to be refurbished for resale to local charities.

Mai-Wel E-Cycling Services is based in the Hunter Region of NSW providing a comprehensive recycling service of all electronic goods for Government, businesses large and small, plus residential ratepayers.  All items are disassembled to commodity components locally, commodities are taken to the market place after being disassembled in Australia. We do not ship whole items overseas for disassembly.

  • All Cathode Ray Tube (CRT) glass is fully recycled in Australia by Australia’s only CRT recycling facility in South Australia.
  • All lead and glass is recovered for remanufacturing.
  • We are able to offer secure hard drive destruction; physical destruction - drilling 1-7 holes depending on your needs, electronic destruction using the latest security software
  • Certificates of destruction are issued for all physical and electronic destruction methods.

Mai-Wel E-Cycling Services currently works in partnership with five Local Governments to provide E-Cycling services to residential rate payers. These services are managed by Hunter Resource Recovery (HRR) owned by Maitland, Cessnock and Lake Macquarie Councils. E-Cycling contracts also exist with Newcastle and Port Stephens Councils.

All commodities including steel, cabling, circuit boards, precious metals and many others are sold on the open market to offset the costs of disassembly.

Mai-Wel E-Cycling Services can provide cost competitive pricing on a per tonne or per item basis to be processed in our Hunter Valley Location.

 

The Facts About E-Waste

  • Last year alone more than 17 million TV’s, computers and computer products reached the end of their life – 84% of these were sent to landfill or stored away in cupboards, under stairs or in storage facilities.

  • In 2006, there was approximately 1.6 million computers disposed of in landfill and another 7.1 million in storage. The ABS states Australians buy more than 2.4 million new computers each year.

  • An estimated 92.5 million unused electronic items are held in Australian homes.

  • Computers contain 23% plastic, 32% ferrous metals, 18% non-ferrous metals, 12% electronic circuit boards and 15% glass. Some of these pose a threat to the environment if dumped in landfill. 99% of items can be recycled and some items are able to be refurbished for resale to local charities.

 

Hunter Resource Recovery Free E-Waste Drop-Off Recycling Days

Drop off dates and locations by council area

 

CESSNOCK

3 March 2012

 Turner Park Cessnock  8:30am - 12:00pm

2 June 2012

 TBA
8 September 2012    TBA
1 December 2012       TBA

LAKE MACQUARIE

4 February 2012 Solo Resource Recovery 25-27 Oakdale Rd, Gateshead  8:30am - 12:00pm
5 May 2012 Solo Resource Recovery 25-27 Oakdale Rd, Gateshead  8:30am - 12:00pm
4 August 2012 Solo Resource Recovery 25-27 Oakdale Rd, Gateshead  8:00am - 12:00pm
3 November 2012           Solo Resource Recovery 25-27 Oakdale Rd, Gateshead  8:00am - 12:00pm

MAITLAND

18 February 2012 Maitland Council Works Depot Car Park  8:30am - 12:00pm
14 April 2012 Maitland Council Works Depot Car Park  8:30am - 12:00pm
7 July 2012 Maitland Council Works Depot Car Park  8:30am - 12:00pm
27 October 2012          Maitland Council Works Depot Car Park  8:30am - 12:00pm

PORT STEPHENS

28 April 2012 Council Admin Car Park Raymond Terrace  8:30am - 1:00pm
13 October 2012 Council Admin Car Park Raymond Terrace  8:30am - 12:00pm

NEWCASTLE CITY COUNCIL

31 March 2012 TBA 8:30am - 1:00pm

MUSWELLBROOK CITY COUNCIL

TBA
Strictly NO Pedestrians – Vehicles Only

E-Waste can be dropped off at both the Salamander Bay Recycling Centre and Waste Transfer Station on an ongoing basis. (no monitors or TV’s accepted).