From Monday 1st October you are able to dispose of electronic waste free of charge at Martinborough Transfer Station.
The establishment of the e-waste drop-off services was proposed in Masterton, Carterton and South Wairarapa’s long-term plan consultation and received support from residents.
The initiative is intended to reduce e-waste being landfilled and enable valuable electronic materials to be recovered. It also replaces the TV take-back programme discontinued by the Ministry for the Environment.
Domestic e-waste items must be complete and unbroken (not damaged or partially disassembled), and includes the following:
· Computers, laptops, tablets, PCs
· Servers, routers, modems, printers
· Hifi stereos, amplifiers
· Video/DVD/CD/tape players, speakers
· Household whiteware, kitchen appliances
· Stoves, microwaves, dishwashers, ovens, vacuum cleaners
· TVs, washing machines, dryers
· Car batteries, workshop tools.
Note:
- Damaged or disassembled items can be taken to Martinborough Transfer for disposal as waste. Normal waste disposal charges apply.
- Commercial quantities of e-waste will not be accepted.