As a throw-away society, we always have something to toss, but knowing what to do with that broken washing machine or the old computer can be tricky.
Two companies on the Dolphin Coast have committed themselves to helping you “dump” your unwanted stuff legally.
SIMS Recycling Solution country director, Allan Werth said any electronic products or e-waste can be brought to their site in Compensation Station Road or to 21 Hawk Road.
“Our business is compliant e-waste recycling and we are serious about being environmentally friendly. Any electronic products can be dropped off for free by households. Only large amounts dropped off by companies will be charged a fee,” said Werth.
All the items are taken apart and the various components and materials are separated and sorted for recycling.
“We process between 80 to 100 tons of e-waste per month. Of that about 20 tons of special waste is shipped to our overseas SIMS plant.”
He said the recovered plastic, steel and copper is sold to local scrap dealers, but other materials cannot be extracted and recycled here.
“Only our overseas plant can do the extremely costly process of recycling e-waste such as gold, platinum, lead, arsenic and other toxic waste in a legally compliant way.”
Werth said sometimes items that can be restored before being recycled, such as computers.
“If we can restore any used computers, we do. We wipe the memory, install a legal, licensed version of Windows7 and sell them for about R2000. Our non-profit organisation, We Care, has set up a container here and in Shakaskraal, which acts as a pc shop and internet cafe. This is all in an attempt to provide computer access and the possibility of owning one to the underprivileged.”
When it comes to building rubble, Dolphin Coast Waste Management’s Wayne Cody said they are the ones for the job.
“We have recently bought a rubble crusher machine, which should be arriving in February. This machine recycles building rubble, so that it can be reused by the building industry,” said Cody.
He said once this machine is up and running, they will reduce their cost of dumping building rubble, which is currently about R145 per cube squared.
“Garden refuse can also be brought to us and will be charged according to weight.”
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