MEDIA RELEASE
11 December 2013
FREE TV DROP-OFF
The Alice Springs Town Council is offering to assist the community with the turn-off of
analogue television broadcasting by having a free television drop-off day on Sunday 15
December at the Regional Waste Management Facility on Commonage Rd.
The offer applies to televisions ONLY and there is a maximum of three televisions per
household.
All televisions such as CRTs, plasma, LCD and projection televisions can be dropped off.
The televisions will be recycled as part of a national scheme to reduce the number of
televisions ending up in landfill.
Once dropped off, televisions are sent to a recycler where they are dismantled and
separated into their different components including glass, plastic, iron, steel, aluminium,
copper, even gold, platinum and silver.
Televisions also contain hazardous materials like lead and mercury so they need to be
disposed of safely.
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For further information contact:
Greg Buxton M: 0419 825 467
Penelope Bergen (Media & Communications) M: 0408 857 167
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Civic Centre, Mon-Fri, 8am – 5pm Cnr Todd Street and Gregory Terrace
Phone: (08) 8950 0500 Fax: (08) 8953 0558
Email: astc@astc.nt.gov.au Website: www.alicesprings.nt.gov.au