24 April 2013

TV TakeBack wants to recycle your old TV

In advance of the Digital Switch over for the South Island this Sunday 28 April, Christchurch City Council is reminding residents that they can recycle their old televisions. As part of the TV TakeBack programme, Christchurch residents can take advantage of a subsidised fee to drop-off old televisions to the RCN e-Cycle centres in Hornby and Sydenham.

The Ministry for the Environment and the Christchurch City Council have come together to promote and assist with the recycling of old televisions that have been replaced or will no longer be required, once the Digital Switch over takes place. From this Sunday, some older televisions will not be able to pick up any channel signals.

Televisions contain many materials which can be recycled such as copper, precious metals and glass. They also contain materials like lead that are hazardous to the environment and your health if dumped in landfills or into the environment, so recycling them is best course of action.

To encourage responsible recycling of old televisions, the Council has partnered with RCN e-Cycle for the TV TakeBack programme where for a limited time Christchurch City residents can recycle their old televisions for a small fee of $5 at either of the e-Cycle drop-off centres.

RCN e-Cycle has two drop-off sites located in Hornby and Sydenham. Both are open Monday to Friday from 8am to 4pm, with the Hornby centre open on Saturdays from 10am to 4pm. They are located at the following addresses;
• 81c Buchanans Road, Hornby.
• 36 Byron Street, Sydenham.

RCN e-Cycle has also engaged a number of retail outlet partners in the programme that will also assist residents who cannot get to either of the drop-off centres. This is a great opportunity for people to get rid of those old televisions at a reduced cost and to do it in a responsible manner that helps our environment.

Visit the TV TakeBack website to find out everything you need to know about recycling your unwanted television. www.tvtakeback.co.nz.

The TV TakeBack programme is run by the Ministry for the Environment. Further information about the nationwide TV TakeBack programme is available on the Ministry for the Environment website, and on the RCN e-Cycle’s website;
www.mfe.govt.nz/index.html
www.e-cycle.co.nz

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