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August 2021 # Issue 12
E-Waste and Recycling Special Edition

E-Waste Day: Saturday, 21 August 9 - 4pm


Drive in and drop off your E-waste at the Town of Cambridge Administration car park located at 1 Bold Park Drive in Floreat.

We live in a fast-paced world with advanced software and hardware being released at an astonishing rate, and our phones and computers are becoming obsolete faster than we want them to.

Our electronic items come with a thing known as embodied energy, which is the entire amount of energy it took to produce that item. Based on the amount of energy and emissions it took to MAKE a phone or computer they should be lasting for a minimum of 25 years, and yet we’re getting rid of them within 2 to 3 years.

Data destruction is an important step in E-Waste recycling. One of the barriers to recycling and re-using electronics is driven by the uncertainty associated with how data is managed.

Our data wiping station uses Blancco certified software to securely sanitize data to Federally recognised standards such as “NIST 800.88 Purge & Clear” or “US DoD 5220.20” which are used to target and permanently erase all the data on the drive. Today these are the highest and most commonly used data erasure algorithms in the world, trusted by both the Australian and USA Federal Government as acceptable modes of destruction for sensitive data.

To ease the mind of our residents, and in another first, an onsite data destruction and degaussing unit will also be available to those dropping off their E-Waste.

Remember:  Remove all soft plastics, packaging including polystyrene and cardboard (WMRC receive these free of charge. Soft plastics can be taken to Redcycle outside Coles and Woolworths or brought to the next Plastic Drop Off Day).

Things you can dispose of at an E-Waste Day (please – no whitegoods):
  • Anything (other than white goods) with a cord, plug or battery
  • TV's
  • DVD players
  • Cameras
  • Printers
  • Speakers
  • Laptops
  • Computers and monitors
  • Household appliances (no whitegoods)
  • Phones

Onsite data destruction and degaussing unit



 

Find out more

Town of Cambridge Recycling | August 2021




Household Hazardous Waste
The Town has five Recycling Stations to dispose of household fluoro’s, lights, printer cartridges, mobile phones and batteries in at the Admin Building, Cambridge Library, Wembley Community Centre, Cambridge Community Shed or Floreat Forum to recycle today!  Also in four local primary schools.

 



Wetsuits
There is now a wetsuit drop off bin available at the Town of Cambridge Admin Centre. They will be repurposed into a range of bags and accessories - first range due for release in March 2021.
“There's a new life waiting for your second skin”

 





Give Write: School Books and Stationery 
Local not-for-profit Give Write are giving write back to schools. They've provided more than 2,000 packs to school students across WA, using recycled stationery donated by the community! Donate your stationery at the Admin Centre, Library, or at WMRC.

 



Denim, sheets, leather or vinyl jackets, belts 
Here's an example of how your old denim and sheets are being repurposed   A local resident and art teacher is collecting these items for student art projects!  Drop off your denim, white/cream/white patterned sheets and leather or vinyl jackets at the ToC Admin building.
 



X-Rays 
The Town's X-Ray recycler uses a silver recovery process that helps protect our waterways and environment. Visit one of our four locations to recycle your x-rays – Cambridge Admin Centre, Wembley Community Centre, Cambridge Library, Amcal Chemist Floreat Forum. Also at WMRC.









Aerosol Cans
These can’t be placed in ANY of your bins they pose a major fire hazard for trucks and the infrastructure processing our waste.

They can be brought for recycling to the Admin Centre (Bold Park drive) or taken to WMRC Transfer Station in Shenton Park. From there they are then collected by metal recycling contractor for safe shredding and recycling.










Nespresso (ONLY) Pods
Town of Cambridge Admin Centre is a collection point for Nespresso capsules: these are recycled by separating the aluminium from the coffee grounds – aluminium is infinitely recyclable and the coffee grounds are used in the production of high quality compost.
 







Fair Game - Sporting Equipment
This charity provides unique health & fitness programs and recycled sports equipment, building the capacity of under-serviced communities to promote healthy lifestyle choices and live healthier lives.  

They are looking for balls, footy boots, running shoes, team bibs, skipping ropes, hula hoops etc.
 







Mattress Recycling
The Town has a free mattress collection which is available on our website.  Book your collection, wait for your allocated date, pop your mattress out as instructed… It is as easy as that!

 






Cambridge Gown Revival: Cambridge Library
A joint initiative with the Waste Minimisation Team and the Cambridge Library, the Town now offers the wonderful new resource of being able to borrow a ball gown or cocktail dress for that upcoming special occasion.

This program offers a cost effective way to source that great gown, and is a step towards limiting the resources used in fast fashion where items are only ever worn once and then discarded.
 








Drop-off Days - Details on our website 
The Town holds a variety of Drop Off Days through the year:
3 x E-waste
3 x Charity Days
4 x Pool Cover and Plastic Drop Off Days
 


Domestic Quantities of Cooking Oil - WMRC Free Drop Off
WMRC is now collecting old cooking oil (less than 20 litres) which is recycled into agricultural food and biofuel. Plant oils only.






Plastic Plant Pots - WMRC Free Drop Off
Plastic plant pots are not recycled through kerbside collection. Dropping them off at the West Metro Recycling Centre saves them from landfill and allows them to be recycled into new products like crates, pots, compost bins, garden edging, irrigation fittings, building panels and much more! Drop off or pick up!
 




Polystyrene - WMRC Free Drop Off 
Polystyrene creates large amounts of waste and is estimated to take millions of years to degrade if landfilled. Diverting polystyrene from landfill and recycling it into new products reduces the need to create more plastic and reduces environmental pollution. Must be clean and white (no beanbag beans accepted).
 







Paints Cans, Oils and Chemicals - WMRC Free Drop Off
This domestic waste cannot be placed in your kerbside recycling bin as it is harmful to fauna and the environment if landfilled.

 




Flattened Cardboard - WMRC Free Drop Off
Although this waste can be placed in your kerbside recycling bin, WMRC allows for larger items and quantities to be recycled.  
 







Oral Care and Electric Toothbrush Recycling Program - WMRC Free drop off 
Any brand of oral care product packaging including toothpaste tubes and caps, manual toothbrushes, electric toothbrush heads, toothbrush and toothpaste tube plastic packaging, floss containers.



Gillette Razor Recycling Program - WMRC Free drop off
Any brand of used razors and razor blades(refillable and disposable products, and replaceable-blade cartridge units) and their packaging, including rigid and flexible packaging.



Schwarzkopf Cares Recycling Program - WMRC Free drop off
Any brand of used hair care & colour packaging, including jars, lids, bottles, closures, tubes, pumps, caps (made from plastics and flexible or rigid aluminium) and gloves (made from latex, HDPE, Nitrile, PE).



Recycling Information
 
Have a tricky item not covered above?

Call WMRC Recycling Hotline on 9384 6711 for assistance.
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