The other ecycled

Pretty soon after we started e-cycled.com, we realised that there were others who were encouraging people to "ecycle". It turns out that "ecycled" can also mean a service that properly disposes of electronic waste for you. One such company in Australia is 1800 EWASTE. These guys will collect your electronic waste (computers, monitors, printers etc) from your home or office and organise for them to be recycled. Their website claims that 98% of the waste is diverted from landfill. How great is that?

We think that any way of reducing stuff being dumped in landfill is a good thing. We also think that the fact that computers and other electronic equipment is full of weird and wonderful metals, plastics, glass and possibly chemicals, it's best that this equipment is disposed of correctly, by professionals.

However, if you have upgraded your computer or you have a pile of out of date equipment in your home, e-cycled is the perfect option to get rid of the gear and know it is not going into landfill. You might have a broken computer lying around that would be great for someone who knows how to fix it or might need it for parts. Or you might just want to get rid of your old equipment to make way for the new stuff.

I certainly remember being a student with no money who would have been extremely grateful for an old computer to type out some essays.