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Urban Miners E-Waste Clock is Ticking

Urban Miners E-Waste Clock is Ticking

June 17th 2024 Urban Miners have been busy innovating again – this time they have created a clock to count all the e-waste that has passed through their hands. The clock hand – which currently sits just past Read more

Free Battery Recycling Comes to Waipā

Free Battery Recycling Comes to Waipā

May 6th 2024 Free recycling for household batteries is now available to the Waipā community in both Te Awamutu and Cambridge thanks to support from the Te Awamutu and Cambridge Community Boards. In Te Awamutu, Read more

Urban Miners E-Waste Truck Ready for Action Thanks to Local Firm

Urban Miners E-Waste Truck Ready for Action Thanks to Local Firm

March 10th 2024 Waipā e-waste recyclers Rotary Urban Miners can now collect and transport e-waste in a purpose-built truck thanks to local family-owned business C&R Developments. The truck was gifted to Urban Read more

Urban Miners Reach Out To Local Business Community for E-Waste

Urban Miners Reach Out To Local Business Community for E-Waste

February 3rd 2024 Urban Miners collaborated this week with the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce to host a ‘Mine and Dine’ for local businesses. Visitors from more than 25 businesses attended the event which was held Read more

Urban Miners Hit 60 Tonnes of E-Waste Diverted From Landfill

Urban Miners Hit 60 Tonnes of E-Waste Diverted From Landfill

January 24th 2024 At the close of 2023, Urban Miners successfully diverted 59,935 kg of e-waste from landfill since operations began in December 2020. This is similar to the weight of an Airbus A321. This does not Read more

Urban Miners Celebrate Another Successful Year

Urban Miners Celebrate Another Successful Year

December 21st 2023 Urban Miners celebrated their third year of operation at their annual Christmas barbeque over the weekend. Chairman Mark Hanlon commented “Another spectacular year! Our number one mission is to Read more

Urban Miners Saves 49 Tonnes of E-waste from Landfill

Urban Miners Saves 49 Tonnes of E-waste from Landfill

October 6th 2023 As of September 2023, Waipā e‑waste recyclers Urban Miners have successfully diverted over 48,800 kg of e-waste from landfill since operations began in December 2020. This is similar to the Read more

Happy Ending for Pallets of E-waste

Happy Ending for Pallets of E-waste

September 18th 2023 ‘One man’s trash is another man’s treasure’ came true recently when several pallets of e-waste destined for landfill took a uniquely positive journey. It started when a supplier of animal Read more

Are You Stockpiling E-waste?

Are You Stockpiling E-waste?

August 23rd 2023 In 2022, a massive 5.3 billion mobile phones around the world became e-waste. Only a small fraction of them were disposed of properly. Despite containing valuable gold, copper, silver, palladium and Read more

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