DIGC102- Information Search Assignment Presentation

Hypothesis Topic Question: How is the problem of e-waste being managed at different jurisdictions within Australian society?

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SOURCE: Primary Authors: Park, M (Waste Projects Coordinator) and Stock, F- (Manager Waste Services.) Published March 2008, PDF File, entitled: “Electronic Waste Information Guide” Viewed March 22nd 2010,

<http://www.hurstville.nsw.gov.au/Electronic-Waste.html>

Consider: Where you live and what council resides over your place of residence and how are they managing the growing epidemic of the excessive disposal of e-waste in Australia?

SOURCE: Primary Park, M pers.comm 22nd March, Contact Details mpark@hurstville.nsw.gov.au (02) 9330 6155

Key Individual in combating the effects of e-waste from a local council level: Ms Margaux Park Waste Projects Coordinator Hurstville City Council

SOURCE: SecondaryOaten, C 2008, “Australia 'coming last' in dealing with e-waste”, The Advertiser, 30th September, viewed March 21st 2010, <http://bit.ly/aK7Yu6>

“Recycling laws in Japan, along with the highly industrialised European Union, are among the world's strictest. Here the three Rs – reduction, reuse and recycling – aren't merely environmental buzz words. Not only are they enshrined in legislation, they're part of the national mindset. This kind of political will appears sorely missing in Australia.”

"The issues are really basic ones," says Mr Gertsakis. "The EU has dealt with this. A growing number of US states are doing it. Japan has done it. Yet again, we are the laggard in this part of the world."

SOURCE: Secondary“First Asia Pacific Conference and Step Workshop on E-Waste”, n.d. ,viewed March 24th 2010 <http://www.ewaste2010.org/>

21- 22 July 2010: 1st International Conference on E-waste for the Asia-Pacific Region.

Main objective: unite the important regional corporate stakeholders, government authorities and researchers in the e-waste area.The conference themes will include sessions on: Policy and Legislation, ReDesign, ReUse and ReCycle. Each of these sessions will focus on capacity building in the theme and provide the basis for the workshop declaration

SOURCE: Secondary“Planet Ark”, n.d <http://recyclingnearyou.com.au/search.cfm> , viewed 24th March 2010

This no profit organisation provides citizens with the help and knowledge to reduce their environmental footprint. They have done this in conjunction with local councils.

SOURCE: Secondary“Environment Protection Heritage Council, National E-Waste Policy” 2009, viewed 25th March 25, 2010 http://www.ephc.gov.au/taxonomy/term/86

This Policy will indefinitely change the future of the disposal of e-waste in Australia through being managed by the Commonwealth jurisdiction in conjunction with state and territory governments