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 […]
Can You Recycle Electrical Cables? 🔋: You may have some spare electrical cables at your home that you do not use anymore. Or, the ones cluttered might already be broken – no use to you. If so, what can you do with them? Do you throw them away, in your rubbish bin? Can you recycle
Mobile Phone Recycling 📱: We all agree that there are many benefits of using a mobile phone, may it be contacting your loved ones from far away, using it when an emergency situation arises, or even just to kill some time, it has become an important part of our lives. No one can even fathom
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
