E-waste News
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Million phones benefit air ambulance for Starship
Million phones benefit air ambulance for Starship 5:00 AM Friday Dec 12, 2014 The Starship mobile phone appeal has hit the million phone mark and raised more than $2.3 million for the Starship National Air Ambulance Service. The scheme to recycle the phones and give a share of the proceeds to the Starship Foundation began […]
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Global e-waste continues to pile up
Global e-waste continues to pile up 6:17 PM Sunday Apr 19, 2015 Electronic scrap creates a significant recycling problem world-wide. Photo / AP More electronic waste than ever hit the rubbish tips last year, with the biggest per-capita tallies in countries that pride themselves on environmental consciousness. Last year, 41.8 million tonnes of so-called e-waste […]