{"id":8232,"date":"2017-10-18T14:11:44","date_gmt":"2017-10-18T03:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/?p=8232"},"modified":"2019-09-27T13:58:18","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T03:58:18","slug":"ponyup-recycling-e-waste","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/2017\/10\/18\/ponyup-recycling-e-waste\/","title":{"rendered":"Double-positive: PonyUp recycles e-waste and ends up feeding the hungry, too"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8234 size-large\" title=\"recycling e-waste\" src=\"https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/PonyUp-for-Good-FrontPagev2-1024x576.png\" alt=\"recycling e-waste\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/PonyUp-for-Good-FrontPagev2-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/PonyUp-for-Good-FrontPagev2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/PonyUp-for-Good-FrontPagev2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/PonyUp-for-Good-FrontPagev2-500x281.png 500w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/PonyUp-for-Good-FrontPagev2-250x141.png 250w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/PonyUp-for-Good-FrontPagev2-400x225.png 400w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/PonyUp-for-Good-FrontPagev2.png 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Who would have thought recycling e-waste could create meals for those in need? We saddled up with e-waste recovery experts, PonyUp for Good, during a recent office defit \u2013 with amazing results.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>During a recent refurbishment at Darling Park Tower 2, Edge was engaged to inventory the site and rehome loose furniture prior to demolition \u2013 eventually saving more than 80 tonnes of material from landfill.<\/p>\n<p>Furniture was gifted to charities, schools and businesses, while the core building materials, such as glass, plasterboard and metals, were recycled.<\/p>\n<p>But there was still a question-mark surrounding the large quantity of unwanted technological devices \u2013 should these be reused or recycled? And what\u2019s the best process?<\/p>\n<p>Enter, e-waste recovery experts <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ponyupforgood.com\/\">PonyUp for Good<\/a>\u00a0and their operations partner <a href=\"https:\/\/mri.com.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MRI E-Cycle Solutions<\/a>. We brought the social enterprise on board with project managers, FDC, to lead the way recovering e-waste from the site and optimise its recycling value.<\/p>\n<p>E-waste is generally comprised of high-value materials, but often, due to time constraints, is not recycled to its highest ability. It\u2019s also rarely considered for reuse, which is a better environmental choice for its second life than recycling (think of the mantra: &#8220;reduce-reuse-recycle&#8221;).<\/p>\n<p>At Darling Park, almost 18,000kg of technology was diverted from landfill; and 83% of the technology collected was able to be reused rather than recycled \u2013 an incredible environmental outcome \u2013 reducing the likelihood of heavy metals and toxic chemicals, such as cadmium and lead, ending up in landfill.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Where does food come into it?<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8233 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/PonyUpForGood_Logo_FA_RGB-Green-300x300.png\" alt=\"recycling e-waste\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/PonyUpForGood_Logo_FA_RGB-Green-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/PonyUpForGood_Logo_FA_RGB-Green-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/PonyUpForGood_Logo_FA_RGB-Green-500x500.png 500w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/PonyUpForGood_Logo_FA_RGB-Green-250x250.png 250w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/PonyUpForGood_Logo_FA_RGB-Green-400x400.png 400w, https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2017\/10\/PonyUpForGood_Logo_FA_RGB-Green.png 531w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To create an additional societal benefit of recycling e-waste, PonyUp for Good donates 50% of its profits to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.secondbite.org\/\">SecondBite<\/a>, Australia&#8217;s largest fresh food rescue charity, which redistributes excess stock from farmers, supermarkets, caterers and events to more than 1300 community food programs nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Astoundingly, the e-waste rescued from Darling Park was able to cover the costs of more than 32,000 meals.<\/p>\n<p><strong><u>Do you have office equipment or e-waste otherwise headed for landfill?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Well done to the team involved at Darling Park, including building owners, project managers and demolition contractors, on achieving best-practice waste diversion.<\/p>\n<p>Monitors, keyboards, projectors and other typical office items are frequently left behind during refurbishment \u2013 often because it seems easier than finding these items new homes.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like us to take on the challenge for you, or if you are interested in taking e-waste for reuse, then please <a href=\"https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/services\/industrial-ecology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">get in touch with us<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Who would have thought recycling e-waste could create meals for those in need? 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