FEATURED TOPIC – PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP
A sustainable logistics model FOR PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP TO ACHIEVE A NATIONAL REACH, IT NEEDS A TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS MODEL THAT SUPPORTS CRITICAL MASS AND ECONOMIC SCALE. ECYCLE SOLUTIONS’ CHRIS TANGEY EXPLAINS.
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n October 2020, Ecycle Solutions released its Annual Report, highlighting a 64.87 per cent increase in kilograms of ewaste collected compared to the last financial year. The report, a requirement of Ecycle Solutions’ government approved coregulatory status under the National Television and Computer Recycling
Scheme (NTCRS), also showed a 600 per cent increase in volumes recycled in the past six years, with 100 per cent reasonable access to an Ecycle Solutions collection location achieved. Working under the NTCRS product stewardship scheme, Ecycle Solutions provides the public with a recycling solution for their end-of-life
With more than 100 QLS-driven trucks delivering products across Australia each day, parent company Ecycle Solutions says it makes sense to offer an easy, low-cost waste collection solution.
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televisions and computers. Through reverse logistics plus low overhead and operating costs, Ecycle Solutions has a competitive advantage which is passed onto its customers. Through a free drop-off service at participating retailers, including Harvey Norman, The Good Guys, Betta Home Living and Bi-Rite, customers
