The Ferguson Street Recycling Centre has become an RCN e-Cycle
site offering electronics recycling.
The Centre will now be able to receive electronic waste, (e-waste)
which includes computers, monitors, televisions, mobile phones,
electrical cables, photocopiers and printers.
The e-waste is sent to an RCN processing plant in Wellington
where it is dismantled and recycled in an ethical and
environmentally sustainable way. Much of the e-waste contains
elements that can be recycled, but it also contains chemicals that
can leach into the soil and waterways making it one of the most
toxic types of waste in the world, far more toxic than common
household rubbish.
Hours for the Ferguson Street Recycling Centre
are:
7.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday
8.00am to 4.30pm Saturday
10.00am to 3.00pm Sunday and public holidays.
Costs are as follows:
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Television - CRT
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$ 25.00
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Television - LCD & Plasma
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$ 25.00
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Computer Monitor - CRT
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$ 15.00
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Computer Monitor - LCD
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$ 12.00
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Desktop Computer
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$ 5.00
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Laptop Computer
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$ 5.00
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Laptop Battery
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$ 6.00
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Computer Server
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$ 5.00
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Hub, Switch or Router
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$ 4.00
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Patch Panels, Modem
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$ 4.00
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UPS - Power Supply
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$ 12.00
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Inkjet Printer
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$ 12.00
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Desktop Laser Printer
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$ 12.00
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Workgroup Laser Printer
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$ 12.00
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Photocopier - Small
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$ 46.00
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Photocopier - Medium
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$ 46.00
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Photocopier - Large
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$ 70.00
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Fax Machine
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$ 12.00
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Cellphones
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Free
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DVD/CD/VCR Player
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$ 7.00
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Stereo/Car Stereo/Gaming Console
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$ 7.00
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Misc Consumer Electronics/kg
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$ 2.50
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Washing Machine/Dryer
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$ 29.00
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Dishwasher
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$ 29.00
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Microwave
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$ 12.00
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Toaster/Kettle/Blender/etc.
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$ 6.00
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Cash and Eftpos accepted.
RCN e-Cycle has received funding from the Waste Minimisation
Fund, administered by the Ministry for the Environment.
For more information on RCN e-Cycle click this link
for their website.