Electronic Waste (e-waste)

Electronic waste (e-waste) must be kept out of your kerbside bins. They create a fire hazard in collection vehicles and receiving facilities. E-waste can become an environmental hazard.

E-waste is anything that runs off a power cord or a battery and includes: 

  • computers - monitors, devices, keyboards, scanners, calculators and other office electrical equipment
  • phones - mobile, portable and house phones
  • entertainment equipment - TVs, radios, CD players, stereos, video cameras, game consoles
  • household appliances - kettles, toasters, food processors, lamps, torches, hairdryers

and more!

Before you throw it out

Keep as intact as possible.

How/where to dispose of it

Recycle via Council's recycling and waste depots

Officeworks accepts some office e-waste for free recycling.

Will it cost anything to get rid of?

Disposal is free for domestic quantities only.

What happens to it after we receive it?

Electronic waste is collected from Council by TechCollect under the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme. (NTCRS)

E-waste undergoes a manual dismantling process. Individual materials such as plastics, metals, glass are recovered and processed to be recycled into new products.

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Last updated on 27 September 2024

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