Urban Miners started selling second-hand computers and phones last year as part of their mission to repair, repurpose and recycle e-waste in Waipā. Volunteer Alan van Niekerk talks about the unprecedented demand for these refurbished goods and how the work that Urban Miners do meshes with his own values. Not long after Urban Miners started
Our love of technology and insatiable appetite for new devices has created one of the biggest environmental issues of our time – e-waste. E-waste is New Zealand’s fastest growing waste stream. Every year, the average Kiwi generates a massive 20 kg of e-waste yet only 2% of it is recycled. World Environment Day (5th June
There aren’t many people who know the inside of a mobile phone better than Geoff Bentley. He has a particular passion for repairing electronic devices that led him to become a volunteer for Urban Miners. As Geoff sees it, recycling takes energy. It’s far better to repair and reuse if possible. “I'm able to rescue
Urban Miners emerged from a strong field last night to win the Waste Minimisation Environmental Award at the 2023 Waipā Networks Business Awards. It was an important win for the enterprise which started two years ago to address the growing problem of e-waste in the Waipā district with the aim of diverting e-waste from landfill
After only 2 years of operating, volunteer-run Urban Miners has successfully diverted over 37,800 kg of Waipā’s e‑waste from landfill, roughly equivalent to the weight of a Boeing 737. One of the main goals of Urban Miners is to divert meaningful quantities of e-waste from landfill through recycling, recovery, reuse, and repair. These latest numbers
Urban Miners have changed the location of their monthly stall selling refurbished electronic devices from Tamahere Country Market to the Lions Market in Cambridge for 2023. Early signs are that the move is a big success. The first stall at the new venue this weekend had the most traffic and best sales ever, despite the
Long-standing volunteer – Greg Liddy – has been an integral part of Urban Miners since the concept was first proposed by founders Mark Hanlon and David Blewden. He shares his observations about how the organisation has grown over the past 2 years and how the team has become much savvier about how they do things.
Urban Miners celebrated their second year of collecting e-waste in Waipā this week. More than 20 volunteers came long to join the celebration and mark another year of progress by the group. It is one of many milestones achieved since they started first collecting e-waste in December 2020. “It’s fair to say that when we
Waipā e-waste recyclers Urban Miners has made further substantial and wide-ranging reductions in the fees it charges the public for recycling e waste. This includes several high-volume items such as laptops, computers, flat-panel TVs, small household appliances and microwave ovens. Some items now just cost $2, and many more are only $5. Spokesperson
The Urban Miners’ trailer should be easier to spot around town now with its new branded cover. The trailer was purchased earlier this year to transport e-waste from collection events in Cambridge and Te Awamutu to the Urban Miners’ processing facility in Leamington. Fully loaded, it holds up to 2.5 tonnes of e-waste and
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