Why is CD Recycling so Important?
Most homes and businesses are packed to the rafters with old CDs and DVDs, which means a lot find their way into landfill. However, this practice doesn’t just pose a risk to the environment; it threatens your private information as well. The safest solution to these...
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Tokyo Olympics Will Feature Recycled Medals
Tokyo is set to abandon an age-old Olympic tradition and produce their medals from recycled e-waste. While this is terrific news for both fans and environmentalists alike, it does raise some fascinating questions about the medal-production process, and the benefits...
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Medical Records Found Outside Brisbane Hospital
Secure Medical Documents Found Outside Brisbane Hospital In scary scenes for patients of the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH), a staff member found abandoned files containing sensitive patient data on a road near the hospital. Such a case raises some serious...
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Canva Data Security Breach
What would you do if your data ended up in the wrong hands? This was the frightening reality faced by almost 140 million users of Australian online design platform Canva in a recent data security breach on May 24th. This information breach saw the data of these users...
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e-Waste Victoria Landfill Ban
The Victorian Government has announced it will ban e-waste to landfill on 1 July, 2019. This ban intends to increase the volume of resources recovered and support jobs in the recycling industry while keeping potentially dangerous chemicals out of landfill. E-waste is...
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Winners Announced: Easter Getaway Promotion
Congratulations to the following customers who have won one of our three lucky prizes in our Easter Getaway Promotion! The winning entries had creative responses to the question "Do you have an annual Easter Tradition?" Trent K - "For 20 years now we are forced to go...
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International e-Waste Day
International e-Waste Day To honour one of the most significant issues facing the age of information, the 13th of October marks the first International e-Waste Recycling Day. The initiative was founded by the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Forum –...
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Everything You Need to Know About the GDPR
As of May 2018, the European Union’s laws regarding data protection and regulation have changed. Even though the laws don’t strictly cover Australian businesses and trading, it’s still worth understanding what’s going on and vital if your business trades with those...
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The Future of e-Waste in Australia
It was recently announced that as of 1 July 2019, Victoria’s laws on e-waste management will be completely reformed. The upgrade will see at least one e-waste disposal point within a 20-minute drive of 98% of Victorians. But, more importantly, fines will be applied...
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How Identity Theft is Affecting Australians
It’s more commonly seen as the outlandish plot of a spy thriller – but identity theft is an incredibly real threat. And as technology and the age of information have become more and more integrated in our lives, this threat has only increased. Thankfully, we’ve got...
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