Pass it on web facility
Finding new life for used items We have recently launched a new web facility, which enables GETBA members to submit unsaleable items, seconds, used electronic equipment or appliances, useful manufacturing by-products, or any other items that are clogging up your business place! The submission process is easy; an electronic form on the ‘Pass it on’ webpage will prompt you to fill out your contact details, along with a title and description of the items you are submitting, and any photos you may have to support your listing. Once your submission has been approved, we will post it to our ‘Pass it on’ webpage, and contact local charities and community groups to let them know items have been posted. If you have a storage room in your business that’s getting filled with stuff you’ll never use again, or you’re sick of seeing useful by-products being discarded from the production line, check out the ‘Pass it on’ page on our website. For more info contact GETBA Project Manager Troy Greenfield at 09 273 6274 or project@getba.org.nz
A place for used polystyrene Once polystyrene has served its purpose, it’s almost like plastic’s bloated outcast cousin. It’s not as versatile as plastic due to its restricted recyclable capacity. It takes up all the room in your waste bin, resulting in an inefficient use of space. And it’s incredibly expensive to dispose of at landfills. However polystyrene no longer needs to be such a pain in the polymer, as local business owner Damon Berry has recently purchased a company which specialises in recycling this material! The polystyrene is effectively heated and compressed into small chunks using purpose built machinery, and is then shipped to China as a recycled commodity. Polystyrene is even more popular now in the construction industry, and is still widely used for packaging and refrigeration, so it’s important we have a process to complete its life cycle. If you have polystyrene you would like to recycle, please contact Damon Berry on 274 1548
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