Manufacturers and distributors to fund scheme to keep electrical waste out of landfills

Manufacturers and distributors to fund scheme to keep electrical waste out of landfills
Just about anything that needs electricity to operate will eventually be recycled. (Image: TechCollect)
Greg Hurrell
A scheme designed to tackle New Zealand’s growing mountain of electrical waste will be funded by the manufacturers and distributors of those goods.The proposed e-product stewardship scheme, released on June 27, would see goods tracked through their lifetime before being finally recycled by certified operators. Non-profit organisation TechCollect NZ, which has been running a pilot scheme since 2018, prepared the recommendations along with consultants EY.It will be one of several compulsory stewardship schemes at various stages of deve...

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