At Echo, our mission has always gone beyond simply recycling electronic waste - we exist to protect and preserve Aotearoa’s environment for future generations. This year, we are proud to share a significant milestone in our journey: Echo is now officially Climate Positive certified through Ekos.
Sustainability at Echo
Our Carbon Reduction Commitment
At Echo, sustainability isn’t just a goal—it’s an ongoing journey. We’re committed to redefining the lifecycle of technology by providing secure, transparent, and accessible ways to repurpose or recycle electronics across New Zealand. Now, as a certified Climate Positive company, we’re taking our commitment even further - ensuring that our operations not only reduce environmental impact but also actively contribute to a greener future for all New Zealanders.
Together with Ekos, we have completed our first Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions inventory, by measuring and offsetting 120% of our carbon footprint for baseline year 1st April 2023 – 31st March 2024. We are proud to have achieved Climate Positive certification for our business operations, reinforcing our market-leading dedication to going beyond compliance and driving meaningful environmental change.
As part of our commitment to becoming a certified Climate Positive business, Echo voluntarily measures and offsets its carbon footprint through high-impact, nature-based projects. In addition to reducing our operational emissions, we invest in certified carbon credits that support long-term carbon capture and ecosystem restoration.
One of the projects we proudly support is the Drawa Rainforest Conservation Project—an award-winning, community-owned initiative on Vanua Levu, Fiji. This project protects 4,120 hectares of tropical rainforest that sequesters carbon, preserves biodiversity, and builds climate resilience. Led by the indigenous landowners of Drawa, the initiative prioritises conservation over logging, generating sustainable income through carbon credits and forest honey production. It is a powerful example of climate action that delivers both environmental and social benefits.
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 Our goal is to make recycling your outdated or unused electronics as convenient and comprehensive as possible.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 visit our Items We Accept page.
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
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.
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.
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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