Can Hard Drives Be Recycled? The More You Know! 🖥️

Can Hard Drives Be Recycled? 🖥️: In this blog, we discover the possibility of recycling hard drives. In addition, we take a look at some of the programs that take in hard drives and other computer parts. Continue reading this blog to learn more. Every year, we see tonnes and tonnes of discarded electronic devices such as mobile phones, television and computers in Australian landfill. As unfortunate as that sounds,…

Envirostream Battery Recycling To Be Boosted With LG Energy Recycling Agreement In Australia 🔋

Envirostream Battery Recycling 🔋: Envirostream Australia, a subsidiary fully owned by Lithium Australia headquartered in Perth, has recently entered into an exclusive battery recycling agreement with LG Energy Solution. This three-year partnership aims to recycle lithium-ion batteries, specifically those retrieved from electric vehicles (EVs) and energy storage systems (ESS) across Australia. Learn more about this relevant piece of news below.  Just last week, we talked about the dangers of lithium-ion…

Alarming Dangers In Australia: Lithium-ion Battery Fires 🔋

Lithium-ion Battery Fire 🔋: If you have read or watched the recent news, you would know the alarming number of fires caused by lithium-ion batteries in Australia. Colour us here at Waster surprised when we learned that this type of battery caused more than a thousand fire incidents in the country. Naturally, we will cover everything you should know about the dangers of lithium-ion batteries – their tendency to start…

Waste To Gold: How A Team Of Scientists Extracted Gold From A Mobile Phone 📱

Waste To Gold 📱: We consider discarded devices such as mobile phones, computers, televisions (TVs), printers and even some kitchen appliances like microwaves, toasters and coffee makers, as e-waste. Focusing more on mobile phones, did you know that you can extract a bit of gold from them? We cover how a team of scientists in a prestigious Swiss university managed to do so using a cheese byproduct! Of course, we…

Electronic Waste Recycling: All Things To Take Note Of 📱

Electronic Waste Or E-Waste Recycling 📱: When one thinks of recycling, things like plastic, paper, cardboard, metal, or glass always come to mind. I know for a fact that I always see articles that use those as the main topic – because I do that quite a lot, as well! Of course, that is because they are always ever-present and needs dealing with. >Download Now: Free PDF Business Owners Guide To…

Computer Recycling: Recycling PCs And Laptops 🖥️

Computer Recycling 🖥️: As a gamer, I always find myself wanting to upgrade my computer in order to play higher-end, AAA games. Games such Grand Theft Auto V, Far Cry Primal, Dota 2, and League of Legends tend to need a lot of computing power to run smoothly – CPU-intensive, as they say. As a result, I always find myself upgrading and changing my computer parts in order to play…

Toner Cartridge Recycling: Tips On What To Do With Your Empty Printer Cartridges 🖨️

Toner Cartridge Recycling 🖨️: After using up all the ink and emptying your office printer cartridge, what do you usually with it after? Do you throw it in your rubbish bin? Do you put it in the single-stream recycling bin? Or do you keep them in your home because you don’t know what to do with them and don’t want to risk sending them to a landfill? Well, let me…

Solar Panel Recycling ☀️

Solar Panel Recycling ☀️: The invention of the solar panel really revolutionised the world for the better. Along with lessening our needs for non-renewable energy, it also offers other benefits such as reducing one’s electricity bills, creating job opportunities for people, and minimising grid security issues (i.e., lessening the occurrence of electrical issues like power interruptions or disasters). But, what happens when a solar panel stops working? What if it…

MXene Lithium-Ion Battery: Mobile Phone And Recycling Innovation 🔋

MXene Lithium-Ion Battery 🔋: Mxene-based batteries have been making some noise recently on the Internet thanks to a recent discovery made by the leading engineers at RMIT University that pushed their lifespan from a few years to almost a decade. Learn more about the future of batteries and their innovation in this blog.    As we discussed in our past blog about how battery recycling works, lithium-ion (we can also…

A Walkthrough And Some Tips On How To Make Money Selling Junk 🗑️

How To Make Money Selling Junk 🗑️: Nobody probably told you this, but did you know that what you consider junk in your house, many others see as treasure? That is right! So in this blog, we will walk you through how you can make money selling items that you think of as junk. We suggest you continue reading to learn more. You and I both probably have some items…

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