According to Clean Up Australia, around 88% of the 4 million computers and 3 million TVs purchased every year in Australia end up in landfill.
Fewer than 1% of TVs and around 10% of our PCs and laptops are recycled every year, and electronic rubbish is growing at three times the rate of any other waste stream. So, yeah—it's fair to say Australia has an e-waste problem.
Here to help us is Zolo. This super fresh start-up is Australia's first tech-cycling service that's all about supporting businesses to properly manage their technology waste in a way that's better for the planet, and better for people too.
As well as collecting your old tech and taking care of the e-cycling process for you, Zolo is committed to a broader sense of ethical sustainability, having partnered with Need a Tutor, a social enterprise incorporating educational technology to help Indigenous children by connecting them to world-class teachers and tutors online.
This means, if you recycle with Zolo, you'll not only be doing better for the planet, you'll also be helping the next generation skill up so they can take care of planet Earth too.
For more info on how Zolo can sort your business's tech waste and to book free disposal, jump over here.
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