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E-Waste Collection Tomorrow

Hira Siddiqui from Citizens Advice Bureau Pakuranga/Eastern Manukau

♻️ Just a reminder! It’s tomorrow, Saturday 7 June! ♻️

Drop off your unwanted electronic products during this drive-thru event!

‼️ Held in the carpark for the Trinity Methodist Church in Pakuranga ‼️

Staff will unload everything for your convenience.

Proudly accepting donations for Variety – the Children’s Charity.

FREE OF CHARGE:
Computers, Monitors, Tablets and Small Devices, Laptops, Routers and Modems, Mice, Servers, UPS, Cameras, Hifi Stereo Amps and Speakers, Mobile Phones, Car Batteries, Wiring & Cabling, Mainframe Circuit Boards, etc.

CHARGED ITEMS:
• $2 Fluorescent Tubes (Normal Light bulbs not accepted)
• $3 for Media and DVD player, Keyboards, Toner Cartridges, Desk phones
• $5 per kg - Mixed Batteries
• $5 for Heaters, Microwaves, Vacuum Cleaners, AV Equipment, Small Home Appliances
• $10 for Printers, Scanners, Fax Machines
• $20 Dishwashers, Washing Machines, Dryers, Flat screen TVs
• $40 CRT TVs and CRT Monitors, Fridges, Heatpumps and Air Con units
• $60 Large Photocopiers
Please understand charges above are for sharing the recycling cost.

Eftpos and cash accepted on site.

❌ What we don't accept:
- CDs & DVDs
- Floppy discs
- LED lightbulbs
- Household lightbulbs
- LPG gas bottle
- Medical devices
- Glass
Other hazardous waste (e.g.)
- Paint
- Garden waste
- General chemicals
- Furniture (e.g.)
- TV cabinets

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