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What is TV TakeBack?. Government is partnering with a range of recyclers, retailers, producers and councils to help recycle TVs Timed with the digital switchover Government funded television recycling initiative The programme is nationwide, for all New Zealanders.
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What is TV TakeBack? • Government is partnering with a range of recyclers, retailers, producers and councils to help recycle TVs • Timed with the digital switchover • Government funded television recycling initiative • The programme is nationwide, for all New Zealanders
Phase 1 September 2012 Hawke’s Bay Phase 4 Proposed October 2013 Rest of North Island Phase 1 September 2012 West Coast Phase 3 Proposed August 2013 Lower North Island Phase 2 March 2013 Rest of South Island
Objectives 4. Sector compliance 2. Infrastructure 1. Recycle legacy TVs 3. Public awareness 5. Data collection
Who is involved? Territorial authorities
Phase 1 recap Phase 1 September 2012 Hawke’s Bay Phase 1 Phase 4 October 2013 Rest of North Island Phase 1 September 2012 West Coast Phase 3 August 2013 Lower North Island Phase 2 March 2013 Rest of South Island
Phase 1 by the numbers • 20,889 televisions collected • One in four households in Hawke’s Bay recycled a TV under phase one • One in eight households in the West Coast
Phase 2 - what’s changed • Maximum $5 cost to the public • Collection quotas for partners • Regional roll out with councils, national roll out through retailers
Phase 2 by the numbers • Over 30,000 TVs collected • Over 100 collection points in the South Island, over 160 nationwide • Price to the public ranges from $0 - $5
Coming Soon .... • Phase 3: Lower North Island • Phase 4: Upper North Island • Maximum $5 charge to public • Subsidy rate of $20 or $25 per TV Upper North Island October 2013* Lower North Island August 2013* *Proposed timeframe subject to change
How to get involved Contact a recycling partner Email tvtakeback@mfe.govt.nz Upper North Island October 2013* Lower North Island August 2013* *Proposed timeframe subject to change
How to get involved • 2pm Friday – Session for TAs and others wanting to get involved and partner with a recycler • Communications and available support • Talk to a MfE staff member