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Tech Trash to Treasure - Huon’s War on E-Waste
G l o b a l l y, o n l y a ro u n d 12. 5%
o f e -w a st e i s r ec y c l ed w i t h
t he r em a i n d er g o i n g t o l a n d f i l l , o r w o rse; i n c i n era t ed !
H u o n w a s d et er mi n ed t o d o
t he r i g ht t hi n g w hen i t w a s
t i m e f o r H o b a r t hea d o f f i c e
t o sa y g o o d by e t o severa l
hu n d r ed s o f ki l o s o f e -w a st e
– o l d P Cs, l a p t o p s, p r i n t ers
a n d m o r e. Ou r o b so l et e a n d
b ro ken t ec h ha r d w a r e w a s
t a ken by Ta sm a n i a n c o mp a n y
Rec y c a l t o i t s n o r t her n f a c i l i t y f o r 100% r ec y c l i n g .
P l a st i c s a n d g l a ss w i l l b e r e c y c l ed f o r u se i n va r i o u s en d
p ro d u c t s, m et a l s a r e so r t ed
i n t o f er ro u s a n d n o n -f er ro u s
c a t eg o r i es a n d r e -mel t ed
w hi l e c i r c u i t b o a r d s a r e
sm el t ed t o r ec o ver met a l s
a n d a n y m er c u r y r ec o ver ed
w i l l b e u sed t o ma n u f a c t u r e
d en t a l f i l l i n g s!
The e -w a st e r ec y c l i n g p ro j ec t w a s t he i n i t i a t i ve o f n ew
H u o n S u st a i n a b i l i t y Pro j ec t
Of f i c er, Dr ew Ra p l ey. Dr ew
ha s o n l y b een a t H u o n si n c e
Dre w Ra p l e y,
Su sta i na b i l i t y Proj e ct O f f i ce r
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H u on’s “E-Wa s te Mu seu m”
mi d 2022 b u t ha s a lr ea d y
ma d e a hu g e c o n t r ib u t io n
t o w a r d s kic kin g so me o f
H u o n’s su st a in a b ilit y g o a ls.
He sa ys ,
“ I feel like I can make
a bigger impact working within the industry as
Dr ew ha s a Ba c helo r o f E n viit’s
a more responsive and
ro n men t a l Ma n a g emen t , wit h
faster moving environment.”
a d o u b l e ma jo r in su st a in a b l e d evelo p men t a n d n a t u ra l
syst ems o f wild lif e, f ro m t he
Un i versi t y o f Qu een sla n d .
Dr ew ha s b ig p la ns f o r
Hu o n’s sus t a ina b ilit y g o a ls ,
p a r t ic u la rly in re la t io n t o f ue l
emissio n s a nd is a ls o v e r y
Af t er u n iversit y, Dr ew wo r ked mo t iva t e d t o incre a s e o ur
f o r t he Qu een sla n d G o v r ec yc lin g ra t e t o m a ke o ur
2030 t a rg e t o f a re d uct io n
er n men t ’s Dep a r t men t o f
Ag r i c u l t u r e a n d Fisher ies in a o f f u el e m is s io n int e ns it y by
30% a n d a n 8 0 % a v e ra g e
r esea r c h ro le.
r ec o ver y ra t e f ro m a ll no nH o w ever, seein g t he imp a c t s o rg a n ic wa s t e s t re a m s .
o f i l l eg a l a n d u n r eg u la t ed
o p era t i o n s in wild c a t c h f ish - Help d esk g uru Ollie Rey ner i es w hile d ivin g in Tha ila n d o ld s is go ing t o m is s Huo n’s
ma d e Dr ew d ec id e t ha t he
e -wa st e mus e um b ut ho p e s
w a n t ed t o p u rsu e a c a r eer in t o r eu n it e wit h s o m e o f it
n ext t ime he v is it s t he d e nt is t !
a q u a c u l t u r e.
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