DO NOT DUMP ITEMS
We have had a number of cases where items for recycling are dumped at our premises or left in the letterbox.
PLEASE TALK TO STAFF BEFORE LEAVING ANY ITEMS WITH US.
There is usually a $5 minimum/handling fee. Many items have low scrap value and also require processing for achieving a good environmental outcome.
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Our online shop is now operating. It is still under development so please let us know if you experience any problems.
Check out our Trade Me account for deals that save you money and save our environment.
Contact us if you need any cables, common, obscure, or vintage parts, microwave oven assemblies, power tool parts, or electronic components. We may be able to help you.
Volunteers wanted
Ecotech Services welcomes volunteers to help dismantle various type of electronic, electrical, and computer equipment. We are able to carry out some of it ourselves but we can improve our environmental outcomes with the use of volunteer labour.
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Tag Archives: safety
Electrical appliance safety testing
Ecotech Services now offers electrical safety testing (test and tag) for plug in appliances both on site and delivered to our workshop. This is a logical extension to the work that we have been doing to date. Alan Liefting, the … Continue reading
It is hard to do but don’t do it
Check out these 300mm long cables that came out of some gear that we recycled! I managed, with some difficulty, to get three tight coils out of it. The label is a complete waste of time, and I think some … Continue reading
Not impressed with you Acer
Now look here Acer. I usually like your products. They are generally pretty well made (we’ll overlook that case in the late 1990s where the edge connectors in one of your laptops had insufficient gold plating causing a fault common … Continue reading
Will the new safety laws do anything?
This is a previously unpublished article that was submitted to news organisations. In April the Health and Safety at Work Act will come into effect and it will be the first major change to workplace safety legislation in over twenty … Continue reading
Health and Safety Reform Bill
Ecotech Services welcomes the news that the Health and Safety Reform Bill has been amended by removing the requirement for a health and safety committee for organisations with less than 20 people. This is a positive move for small businesses who … Continue reading
Electrical safety and appliance refurbishment
Any new or used appliance that is sold or supplied in New Zealand must conform to the relevant legislation, which in this case is the Electrical (Safety) Regulations 2010. Ecotech Services carries out refurbishment of appliances that have been discarded … Continue reading
Lamp sockets and electrical safety
I have just done my electrical safety refresher course and when I was changing yet another blown light bulb in our house I began thinking about the safety of the actual sockets. All sorts of work, backed up by regulations, … Continue reading
Human safety versus environmental protection
There is a huge amount of electrical safety regulation here in New Zealand and this sharply contrasts with the total lack of environmental regulations for the same equipment. Any electrical products used in New Zealand need to pass a set … Continue reading
Cheap and dangerous rubbish
While browsing my filing system (also known as the office floor) I came across a news item from 2013 about a real dodgy Chinese knockoff of the Apple iPhone chargers. A Chinese women was electrocuted when she answered her Apple … Continue reading
Electrical safety testing
I had two cases last week were the electrical safety regulations failed in their intended purpose for two different reasons. An item came in for repair which powered up but did not operate. It had a current AS/NZS 3760 test and … Continue reading