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IT services company, Kroll Ontrack and ethical waste recycler, TES-AMM are working together to support two Queensland schools with an innovative community recycling initiative.

Companies importing 5,000 or more computers or printers into Australia will have to participate in and contribute to the operation of the national e-waste scheme expected to get underway next year. And the service won't just be available for city dwellers - towns with populations of just 10,000 must be provided with at least one free recycling collection each year.

Today is the last day that people wanting to attend the Sydney or Adelaide public meetings regarding the proposed regulations governing mandatory computer recycling can register for the events being held next Tuesday. But at time of writing the Government has yet to publicly release its draft regulations, leaving interested parties with no choice but to register today and cross their fingers that the draft is published in time for them to properly analyse it.

The junked PCs and TVs currently sitting on the grass verges of Parramatta in Sydney's west will end up as landfill following this week's council clean up - but that era may mercifully be drawing to a close as a national e-waste initiative edges closer.