Community E-waste Collection Days

We host more than 50 E-days each year at handy locations throughout Auckland and Wellington. These drive-through community collection days provide an opportunity for locals to divert their old or unwanted electronics, helping them from ending up in landfill.

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Download our Echo e-days price list to learn more about our accepted and non-accepted items

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Wellington

Auckland

Mon–Sat

If you can't make it to one of our neighbourhood E-Days, you can recycle at our site in Auckland from Monday to Saturday.

Monday to Friday
8:30AM — 5:00PM

Saturday
8:30AM – 3:00PM

5 Southpark Place,
Penrose, Auckland 1061
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7 March

10am - 2pm

Long Bay College

30 Ashley Avenue, Long Bay

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14 March

10am - 2pm

FREE - Ellerslie School

Sponsor an E-day

We support our clients to sponsor or host E-Days for their teams or local communities. This is a great way for your business to increase your community touchpoints while promoting sustainability and environmental stewardship directly to your audiences. If you’re interested in running your own E-Day – either private or open to the local community – we can create a bespoke event specifically for your business

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Giving back through E-Days

Giving Back Through E-Days

We enhance the opportunities for our communities to make a difference at our E-Days via our regular fundraising campaigns at events. We use the E-Days to gather donations for our chosen charity partner Variety – The Children’s Charity.

Closing the Digital Divide

Since 2022 we have partnered with Recycle a Device (RAD) to establish a seamless pathway for pre-loved laptops and IT devices to those who need them most, in an effort to reduce Aotearoa’s digital divide. A portion of laptops that come through our doors are refurbished, and the fit-for-purpose devices are gifted to rangatahi who need them for employment and education purposes.

Frequently asked questions

What types of electronic waste can I recycle with Echo?

We accept a wide range of electronic waste, including but not limited to computers, smartphones, tablets, printers, whiteware and televisions. Our goal is to make recycling your outdated or unused electronics as convenient and comprehensive as possible. For a detailed list of accepted items, please click the button below to see our Items We Accept page.

Is there a cost associated with recycling my e-waste?

Yes. there is a cost involved in our e-waste recycling services, depending on the volume and type of items you need to recycle. Our friendly Customer Experience team is able to provide more detailed information on pricing - get in in touch via info@echotech.co.nz

Can I dispose of my e-waste in curbside rubbish?

Most local councils in New Zealand will not allow you to dispose of e-waste in your curbside rubbish bin. It is recommended you include all domestic e-waste in your inorganic collection, donate it to a community op shop, or recycle it via an e-waste recycler such as Echo. Sending old or unwated technology to landfill has a negative impact on the surrounding environment, and means recoverable materials within those devices cannot be recovered.

What is your approach to electronic recycling & re-use solutions?

At Echo we use a technical approach, first identifying as much equipment as possible for re-use. These items are data sanitised, tested and refurbished before being circulated back within the community. Equipment that cannot be reused is prepared, dismantled and processed for recycling using state-of-the-art technology at our sites in Wellington and Auckland.

How do you ensure data security during the recycling process?

Data security is our top priority. We follow strict data destruction protocols to erase all personal information from devices before they are refurbished or recycled. Our processes are compliant with the highest levels of international data erasure, ensuring your information is securely handled and completely destroyed. If the item you are dropping off contains a detachable memory card, USB stick etc, please remove this from your device and hand that to one of our team directly. This has its own method of disposal which will ensure your data, photos etc are safely destroyed.

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Positive change thanks to responsible e-waste recycling

Entelar Group

Our longstanding partnerships with Entelar Group represents an example of how a relationship built on trust and transparency can deliver outstanding material value recovery from an obsolete part of the telco infrastructure, delivering both a positive environmental impact and unlocking capital from within Entelar Group’s supply chain, which might have otherwise been discarded or undervalued.

Nespresso

We work closely with Nespresso and its customers to process their end-of-life machines in a responsible manner

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Let our clients speak for us

The team at Echo are excellent to work with. Strong communication throughout the entire process, and their team were on-time and very experienced with the tricky situation we had for them. I wouldn't hesitate to use them again and would highly recommend Echo to any of our clients.

Jason M, Jazztech

Echo provide an outstanding service, thus allowing our business to be more sustainable. I would recommend Echo to anyone who wishes to send their IT equipment for recycling.

Paul S, Deloitte

EROAD has been using the services of Echo since October 2019 and I can honestly say with all my dealings with the staff at the company, I have always had the best customer service anyone could ask for. They have always been friendly and professional and most importantly - always on time.

Tanya V, EROAD

Echo's staff are very easy to deal with, and the communication and response is always prompt. The service provided is always great.

James M, NZ Customs Service

We have been using Echo for the destruction of our old servers for several years. They help us to securely get rid of our old hardware without any trouble.

Heinrich D, Health Alliance

Switching to Echo for our E-Waste solution has really streamlined things at KiwiRail. Bookings are easy and collections are prompt. Everything is handled without us needing to chase anything up, allowing us to focus on our core work ensuring we keep Aotearoa moving.

Stuart Johnson, KiwiRail