Subj : Good Sorts: Wellington man using old tech to support charity
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From : News
Date : Mon May 20 2024 12:52 pm

This week's Good Sort is Wellington man Daniel Talbot, who, for the last 10
years, has been surrounded by electronics we used to love but no longer want.


A former delivery truck driver for a second-hand shop, Talbot noticed nobody
was recycling old computers and came to the decision that he would.


Now out of a charity shop, which is also part museum, Talbot sells old
electronics - with the ones he can't, being recycled


"When I was a kid, I actually liked pulling apart things," he said about his
passion.


The money made off the old tech goes straight to charity, with Talbot
donating around $20,000. He also gives second-hand phones and laptops to
those who need them.


"The plan was always to give money away," he said.

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