Electronic Waste
How to dispose of an old phone
25 Oct 2021
Planned obsolesence isn't a new concept - most of us probably get a new phone every year or two, without necessarily thinking about the impact on the environment, or how we might've prolonged the… Audio
Time to crack down on electronic waste?
18 Feb 2019
New Zealand produces nearly 100,000 tonnes of e-waste every year but new research suggests 98 percent of it may end up in landfills. Audio
The fight against e-waste continues
6 Feb 2018
Every New Zealander creates an average of 19 kilograms of e-waste a year.
What a waste!
7 Oct 2015
Every year 2.5 million tonnes of waste goes into landfills, and individually we generate, on average, 400 kilograms per year. Our output is double what it was 50 years ago, and quadruple, a generation… Audio