Getting wasted takes on a wholesome new meaning for Bay of Plenty residents on September 12.



It's the third national eDay and Tauranga, Whakatane and Rotorua residents can safely dump their electronic waste.
Forty regions in New Zealand take part in eDay this year and organisers hope thousands of tonnes of electronic waste will be disposed of, says Laurence Zwimpfer, chairperson of Computer Access New Zealand (CANZ).
Last year Bay residents cleared out 112 tonnes of old computer equipment and mobile phones in New Zealand's second national eDay.
More than 2,200 carloads of electronic waste (e-waste) were dropped off at three centres in Tauranga, Rotorua and Whakatane.
Tauranga had the second highest number of car loads of e-waste in the country when 1292 cars drove through the recycling event at Satara Cool Store, Mount Maunganui.
'There are costs involved in collecting and safely recycling e-waste and we rely 100 per cent on sponsorship and volunteers, so we'd welcome support from anyone willing to help us ensure old computers are properly recycled,” says Laurence.
E-waste is the fastest growing waste problem globally and New Zealand is no exception with 87,000 computer related items diverted from landfills at last year's eDay.
Tauranga eDay is being supported locally by CPG New Zealand Ltd, Environment Bay of Plenty, Tauranga City Council, Western Bay of Plenty District Council, Bay Park and the Bake Shack.
www.eday.org.nz