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Category Archives: Waste & Recycling
Clean Up Australia Day – Sunday 3 March
Join the Adelaide Sustainability Drinks Team and take part in Clean Up Australia Day, Sunday 3 March.
Clean Up site is River Street, Hindmarsh – meeting at 10am opposite the Jolly Miller Hotel.
If you are interested in taking part please RSVP here.
More information about Clean Up Australia Day here.
e-Recycling 2012
The Office of Sustainability presents,
e-Recycling 2012
on Friday 23 November 2012 at the North Terrace, Roseworthy and Waite Campuses.
Items can be dropped off between 8:30 am – 5.00 pm at one of marked collection points.
Download the 2012 e-Recycling Information Pack here with location maps and event information.
Electronic equipment often contains toxic and hazardous materials such as lead, mercury and cadmium that can cause both [...]
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Free e-Recycling Services in Adelaide
The National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme begins in South Australia today with the start of free recycling services in Adelaide.
http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/farrell/2012/pubs/mr20120730.pdf
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ReUSEathon – it’s on again!
Do you have old stationery, office equipment or kitchen items you no longer need or use? Save it for the REUSEathon – an event designed to provide new homes for unwanted items and save office space.
The next event is occurring Wednesday 21 March 2012 on the Barr Smith Lawns.
Bring your unwanted items to the lawns [...]
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Thank you e-Recyclers!
A big thank you to everyone who e-Recycled last week! We are still waiting for final figures, but we have bets on we collected around 15 tonnes of unwanted electrical equipment. Your items are being ethically and responsibly recycled by e-Cycle Recovery (http://www.ecyclerecovery.com.au/).
If you have unwanted electrical items at home, please take advantage of the [...]
Free e-Recycling Collection for Households – 3rd and 4th December
FREE e-waste collection for all metropolitan householders – Download poster here!
Unwanted computer and electrical equipment can be dropped off for recycling at the locations below, free of charge. Your e-waste can then be recycled into many components, instead of going into landfill.
Saturday 3rd and Sunday 4th December, between 9am – 4pm at drop-off points.
Drop-off points
ADELAIDE [...]
e-Recycling THIS Week!
e-Recycling is the responsible and ethical disposal and reuse of electronic equipment. Please take advantage of this event by recycling any University owned unwanted electronic equipment. Also, please pass this information on to other relevant people within your areas.
Next e-Recycling Event: 24 & 25 November 2011 – North Terrace, Waite and Roseworthy Campuses. Download the [...]
ReUSEathon!
The ReUSEathon yesterday was a great success, thanks to all that donated and participated. Together we saved hundreds of books, mugs, folders and other stationery items from landfill! The Ecoveristy team hope you found some useful gems! See photos of the event here!
Remember this when you use paper towel next!
Remember this! If 1 out of 4 adults replaced paper-towels with normal towels for a year, it would be equivalent to;
1) savings trees for an area equal to area of Alaska state,
2) Reduce landfill equal to 4 times of area of Fenway park and,
3) Cut CO2 equivalent to emission of 815000 cars!
There is an open [...]
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ReUSEathon 2013 – Wednesday 10 April