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COVID-19
As of 14 April we will operate under COVID-19 Orange setting.
Well fitting masks must be worn in the building. Those with a mask exemption will be served outside the building.
A Vaccine Pass is not required.
If it is possible make use of courier services for sending and receiving.We are now accepting face masks for recycling.
For official information visit the Government COVID-19 website.
DO NOT DUMP ITEMS AND DO NOT SEND UNSOLICITED PARCELS
We have had a number of cases where items for recycling are sent without contact information, dumped at our premises, or left in the letterbox.
PLEASE CONTACT US BEFORE SENDING OR LEAVING ANY ITEMS WITH US.
There is a cost to you for our recycling services. Many items have low scrap value and also require processing for achieving a good environmental outcome.
Volunteers wanted
If you like taking things apart and like to help with saving the environment consider volunteering for us.
E-waste is an increasing part of the waste stream and you can help us to reduce the scale of the problem.
Wanted
Bulk lots of antistatic bags, motherboard boxes, and HDD storage receptacles.
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Moore’s Law for corporate computer repair
Given the amount of stuff coming through for recycling from our corporate clients this pretty much sums it up. Save
Plastics and change
And boy, just how things have changed! Like a lot of good cartoons this one speaks volumes. It highlights societal change over generations. It shows the increasing environmental awareness amongst the younger generation. It shows the cycle from new product … Continue reading
E-waste and volcanoes
Here is another cartoon from Alex Hallatt’s Arctic Circle that is related to the work we do.
Check out this circuit
I am having trouble doing fault finding on this circuit. Thanks to fotophil for alerting me to this rather interesting problem.
Appliances and energy consumption
Here is one of Alex Hallett’s Arctic Circle cartoons about appliances and energy consumption: It probably is the case that the eco setting does not do a lot when you look at the Big Picture. Also, how often does it … Continue reading
