Posted on April 27, 2010 by by valerirojas

From today 27 April 2010, televisions will be banned from landfill and will instead be recycled in Canberra.

Televisions and computers can now be recycled on a fee-for-service basis. TAMS

“Televisions delivered to the Mugga Lane and Mitchell Resource Management Centres will be recycled on a fee-for-service basis.”

Fees from 27 April are as follows, with sizes measured diagonally across the screen.

• Flat panel television (such as Liquid Crystal Display or Plasma): $15 per item
• Small non-flat panel television (such as older style Cathode Ray Tube) less than 46cm: $15 per item
• Medium non-flat panel television (such as older style Cathode Ray Tube) 46cm – 54 cm: $25 per item
• Large non-flat panel television (such as older style Cathode Ray Tube) more than 54cm: $40 per item.

Arrangements for computers delivered to ACT Government waste facilities Computers have been banned from landfill in the ACT since 2005.

Computers delivered to the Mugga Lane and Mitchell Resource Management Centres are recycled on a fee-for-service basis. Fees are as follows.

• Computer terminal: $15 per item.
• Computer monitor or laptop: $22.50 per item.

Items that are still in working order may be donated or sold. For more information on how the fees were set visit the TAMS website or contact Canberra Connect on 13 22 81.

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