Saturday the 15th of October is the 2022 International Repair Day.
Staff from Ecotech Services will once again be helping out at Repair Day events.
International Repair Day – 2022
Price increases
Most of our prices have remained the same for a long while but a wide number of factors means we have to raise some of them. The changes are effective immediately.
These are the updated prices and our full price list can be found on our prices page.
Item code Description Old price New price 00810 Late payment fee $10.00 $12.00 08001 Waste disposal – per kilo $0.21 $0.90 10100 Labour – repair – per 10 min $13.00 $15.00 10101 Inspection/assessment/minimum fee – electrical and electronics $39.00 $45.00 10150 Call out fee – misc $35.00 $60.00 10200 Labour – repair – computer – per 10 min $15.00 $18.00 10201 Inspection/assessment/minimum fee – computers $45.00 $54.00 30002 Recycling service – misc – per kg $0.20 $0.40 30100 Labour – recycling – per 10 min $9.00 $11.00 32110 Alkaline battery recycling (per kg) $3.00 $3.50 32120 NiCd/NiMh battery recycling $3.50 $4.50 32122 NiCd battery recycling – per kg $3.50 $4.50 32132 Lithium battery recycling (kg) $0.00 $5.00 32133 Laptop battery recycling $0.00 $2.00 32134 Li-ion (lithium) battery recycling $0.00 $5.00 32136 Li-MnO2 battery recycling $0.00 $5.00 32172 NiMH battery recycling – per kg $3.50 $4.50 32190 Battery recycling – unsorted $3.50 $4.50 34114 All in one computer recycling $8.00 $10.00 34122 Monitor recycling $8.00 $10.00 34150 E-book reader recycling $0.00 $2.00 34210 Small appliance recycling $0.00 $2.00 34211 Microwave oven recycling $0.00 $4.00 34231 CRT TV recycling $30.00 $35.00 34233 Plasma TV recycling $25.00 $30.00 34234 Fluorescent-backlit LCD TV recycling $18.00 $20.00 34235 LED-backlit LCD TV recycling $12.00 $20.00 34530 Recycling – unit – telecom – cord $1.15 $3.00 34540 Recycling – unit – telecom – IP $1.15 $3.00 35133 Compact cassette recycling $4.50 $1.00 39201 Collection fee – Christchurch $22.50 $27.50 There are numerous reasons for raising our prices including higher fuel prices, export freight price increases, higher downstream recycling fees, inflation, an uncertain economic environment due to COVID-19, and an increase in the minimum wage.
Technology sale
This is a very small selection of the items that we will have for sale. Ecotech Services will be having a sale of surplus second hand and refurbished stock. Items include:
- Televisions, DVD players, speakers
- Computers, computer parts
- Laptops, laptop parts, laptop accessories
- Electronic components and assemblies
- Cables
- Mechanical hardware
- Fasteners
- Batteries
Ten percent discount offered on all showroom items.
EFTPOS available.
LOCATION: Carpark at Ecotech Services, 139A Wordsworth St., Sydenham
TIME: 9:00am-5:00pm, 2 July (9 July if wet)
Face mask recycling
Ecotech Services now accepts surgical face masks for recycling.- less than five are accepted as part of our $5 drop off/minimum fee;
- more than five are $1.00 per five;
- large volumes of compressed masks (greater than 0.001m³ – 10 x 10 x 10cm) are $30 per 0.001m³.
This service is only available at our Christchurch premises.
Polyproylene are the only type accepted at this stage.
The face masks are recycled by TerraCycle.
Repair cafe at Lincoln
Lincoln Envirotown is holding a repair cafe event on Saturday the 4th of December from 10am to 1pm. As well as bikes and clothing repairs to appliances, computers, and anything else that is electrically powered will be offered.
Ecotech Services will be helping out.
2021 International Repair Day
As a means of promoting the repair industry Ecotech Services is once again offering free repairs or evaluation to a wide range of faulty electrical, electronic and computer equipment on the 2021 International Repair Day.The event will be held at our premises on Saturday the 16th of October between 8:30am and 5:00pm at 139A Wordsworth St in Sydenham, Christchurch.
The free repair offer does not include any parts that may be needed and if time is limited the repairs may not be completed. The repairs will be carried out by experienced technicians and where needed will be carried out by registered electrical workers.
St Martins Cubs learn about e-waste
Ecotech Services occasionally gives equipment to groups and individuals to dismantle to foster education about technology and the environment. We recently gave some equipment to the St Martins Scout group. Here is a report and photo from Alex Head, the St Martins Scout Group Cub Leader.
The St Martins Cubs group were excited to learn about electronics while disassembling electrical goods including speakers, computers, DVD drives and more. The cub group comprised of 50 children aged between 8-11 years of age, who over two separate nights, took apart and sorted the electronics and computers into five different components, cables, circuit boards, plastics and non ferrous and ferrous metals.
The children, under supervision by the St Martins Cub leaders loved the challenge of discovery, working together in their Sixers groups, they solved the puzzle of how to undo and take apart the goods, and delighted in the exploration of circuits boards and the gold and silver within.
The educational aspects included learning about the different metals, ferrous and non ferrous, where circuit boards go to be recycled and understanding the role we can all play in environmental protection by correctly repairing or repurposing and disposing of electrical goods.
Special thanks to Ecotech Services who provided over 50 broken electrical goods, enough for one item per child, and educated the Scout leaders to make this possible. I learned a lot and we certainly hope to be able to assist in future to help prevent many of these components from ending up as landfill.
Sorted items ready for dismantling.
Television repairs
UPDATE (November 2021): We are now offering television repairs again but there should be an expectation that in some cases the repairs may be uneconomical.
Due to the difficulties that are often encountered Ecotech Services no longer offers to repair televisions, with the exception of those that have a CRT display.
The difficulties are due to a number of factors including expensive or unavailable spare parts, delays in getting spare parts from abroad, the proliferation of cheap second hand units, and the high incidence of the commercially uneconomical repairs to units with backlight failures.
We still offer our television recycling service and still sell refurbished ones.
2020 International Repair Day
As a means of promoting the repair industry Ecotech Services is offering free repairs or evaluation to a wide range of faulty electrical, electronic and computer equipment on the 2020 International Repair Day.The event will be held at our premises on Saturday the 17th of October between 8:30am and 5:00pm at 139A Wordsworth St in Sydenham, Christchurch.
The free repair offer does not include any parts that may be needed and if time is limited the repairs may not be completed. The repairs will be carried out by experienced technicians and where needed will be carried out by registered electrical workers.
Labour price increase
Effective immediately we are increasing our labour charge out rates since we can no longer absorb the increased costs of the numerous changes and challenges with which we are faced. Our labour prices had not changed at all since the formation of Ecotech Services in the early 2000s.
Even with the increase our prices are still comparatively low.
These new labour rates make it easier for us to continue with offering our services that reduce the impact of technology on the environment.
Min/inspect/assess fee per 10 minutes per hour Minor repairs N/A $15.00 N/A Electronic and electrical repairs $45.00 $15.00 $90.00 Computer repairs $54.00 $18.00 $108.00 Recycling labour $12.50 $12.50 $75.00 Consultation $120.00 N/A $120.00 per item Test and tag (workshop) $5.00 Remote controls $25.00 $8.00 courier if needed
Prices include GSTFor a complete list of or pricing see our price list.