Page 11 - Waterfall City September Issue 2023

Following the huge success of last year’s e-waste

collection campaign, we’re repeating it this month

to help you declutter and recycle responsibly.

S eptember marks the beginning “Our recycling solutions are designed technologies ensure that your personal

of spring, and what better
with you in mind. We believe in making
and sensitive information remains
protected throughout the recycling
e-waste recycling accessible and easy.
time to do a clean-out?
Pack away the heavy, warm
ISO 27001 standards and sanitisation
clothes; change your winter linen for Recycling e-waste not only helps to clean journey. Data is sanitised according to
up space in your house or office, it also
fresh, light cottons; and you can even reduces your carbon footprint, making certificates can be issued upon request.
clean out your fridge. Decluttering sustainability a convenient choice.”
and reorganising feels good. “We are supporting Gordon Primary
AST is committed to contributing to School in Alexandra, which has 1,400
But what about your unwanted a zero-waste future that is cleaner, students. They are in desperate need
electronic items? Do you have old brighter and more sustainable for of tablets for the new educational
cellphones with cracked screens taking all. The company wants to give your programme that they would like to
up space, or a printer that no longer technology a new life and save natural implement. We are therefore calling on
works that you don’t know what to do resources efficiently and innovatively. the Waterfall City community to donate
with? And don’t get us started on the any old tablets to this worthy cause. We
100 chargers that everyone has lying “We want your electronics and devices will see to it that they are refurbished
around the house but has no idea what that are no longer wanted or needed,” and handed over to this school.”
they charge anymore. says Sher.
Want to get rid of large appliances?
Well, you are in luck: Waterfall City is So, Waterfall City residents and tenants, AST Recycling will come and collect
bringing back its e-waste recycling bring your old computers, cellphones, them at your home. Simply email them
campaign. laptops, TVs, appliances, printed circuit on info@astrecycling.co.za.
boards, batteries, telephones, copiers,
This year, our three-day e-waste printers, CPUs, Rams, tablets, gaming Waterfall City has been built according
collection event will be held from 15 systems and anything that runs on a to sustainable principles and practices,
to 17 September at Polofields Crossing battery or electricity, to one of our AST ensuring that every development,
and Waterfall Corner in Waterfall City. Recycling e-waste stations, to recycle whether commercial, logistics or
We have teamed up with AST Recycling them responsibly. residential, is efficient, cost-effective and
to help us recycle our e-waste eco-friendly. Here, we aim to keep our
responsibly. AST Recycling even refurbishes carbon footprint small, our air pollution
old working phones, tablets and low and our energy efficiency high.
“AST Recycling is not just another computers using military-grade data
electronic waste recycling company sanitation methods, restoring them So, bring along the whole family and
– we’re your friendly partners on a to factory settings, ready for re-use by make them part of our community
mission to empower communities those in need. journey to eliminate e‐waste
while safeguarding our environment,” responsibly and improve the carbon
explains Enrika Sher, AST Regional “We understand your concerns about footprint of all who call Waterfall City
Manager. data security,” says Sher. “Our advanced home.

Did you know? 15 – 17 September
According to the National Environmental Polofields Crossing and

Management Waste Act of 2008, it is illegal
in South Africa to dispose of electronic waste Waterfall Corner in Waterfall City
in landfills. 09h00 to 17h00

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