Today, Wollongong council has declared an amnesty on electronic waste at it's two landfills. It will accept television sets, computers and all manner of electronic items for disposal free of the hefty charges it usually imposes.
One of the problems associated with electronic disposal is the change from analogue to digital TV. Most people have used this occasion to upgrade to the new flat screen TV units - and as a consequence the older style sets are either being moved to a kid's bedroom - or being dumped.
There is a phenomenon associated with unwanted computer items that has not received much in the way of publicity.
Have you noticed that monitors, printers or other items left on nature strips tend to disappear in a matter of hours
Despite the steady down movement in electronic prices there seems to be a vast army of people who snap up unwanted electronics. Many are capable of salvaging parts and rebuilding computers and this does not seem to be confined to teenagers.
Council claims that those hefty dumping charges are necessary to fund the work of dismantling and recycling both reuseable items and the various minerals that reside in electronic goods.
It seems that the adage - " One mans rubbish is another man's treasure " applies !
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