Electronic Waste

What is electronic waste?

Electronic Waste (or e-waste) is any electronic equipment that is no longer useful as originally intended such as computers, mobile phones, televisions, fax machines etc.

E-waste should not be placed in your red lidded garbage bin as toxic substance can leach into the environment when processed or landfilled.

WHY SHOULD WE RECYCLE UNWANTED E-WASTE?

Australians are among the highest users of technology, and e-waste is one of the fastest growing types of waste. Every time e-waste is disposed of to landfill, valuable recyclable materials (such as copper and silver) are lost forever and toxic substances (such as lead and mercury) can leach into the environment.

HOW TO RECYCLE E-WASTE

E-waste cannot be recycled via the yellow lid recycling bin system. You can recycle e-waste through the following correct channels.

Council e-waste drop off day heading with council worker

Details for the next Council e-waste drop-off day are:

Date: Sunday 19 May 2019

Time: 9am - 3pm

Location: City of Parramatta Rydalmere Operation Centre, 316 Victoria Road, Rydalmere (behind Bunnings and McDonalds)

Accepted items

Computers (incl drives), Monitors and Peripherals
Printers & Cartridges
Fax Machines
Scanners
TVs, VCRs & DVD Players
Projectors
Networking equipment
Mobile Phones
Tablets

Batteries
Cables
Electronic Games/Toys
Stereos
Cameras
MP3 Players
CDs/DVDs
Small Domestic Appliances
Fluorescent Tubes & Globes (must be boxed)

mobile community recycling centre

Parramatta and Cumberland City Councils have launched a Mobile Community Recycling Service, which provides residents with a free and easy way to recycle e-wastes, including:

televisions (up to 60 inches or 153cm)
computers and accessories
monitors
laptops
gaming consoles
DVD & VCR players
printers
stereo systems
mobile phones and accessories
small electronic goods with a cord, including microwaves, toasters, hairdryers etc.

Residents must book a pick-up via Problem Waste or call Council's Waste Hotline on 9806 5544.

OTHER WAYS TO RECYCLE YOUR E-WASTE

Please check below to discover where you can recycle different kinds of e-waste around the LGA.

	Household batteries	CDs	Mobile Phones	Computers and Peripherals	Televisions
PARRAMATTA / NORTHMEAD
Parramatta Library 1-3 Fitzwilliam Street, Parramatta	Yes	Yes	Yes
Council Administration Building 126 Church Street, Parramatta	Yes	Yes	Yes
ALDI 37-39 George Street Parramatta NSW 2150	Yes
Westfield Optus Shops, Virgin Mobile, Allphones, Vodafone, Samsung			Yes
Officeworks 2 Windsor Rd, Northmead				Yes
AUBURN / NEWINGTON
Officeworks 298-300 Parramatta Rd, Auburn			Yes	Yes
Suez Resource Recovery Centre Old Hill Link, Sydney Olympic Park				Yes	Yes
Newington Library Avenue of Asia & Avenue of Europe, Newington			Yes
RYDALMERE / ERMINGTON
ALDI 359-363 Victoria Road, Rydalmere NSW 2116	Yes
Ermington Library River Road Ermington			Yes
EPPING / CARLINGFORD / DUNDAS
Epping Library Chambers Court, Epping	Yes	Yes	Yes
Carlingford Library Lloyds Avenue, Carlingford	Yes	Yes	Yes
Dundas Library 21 Sturt Street, Dundas Valley	Yes	Yes	Yes
NORTH RYDE
Suez Resource Recovery Centre 145 Wicks Road, North Ryde NSW				Yes	Yes
SEVEN HILLS / CONSTITUTION HILLS
Suez Resource Recovery Centre 29 Powers Road, Seven Hills, New South Wales				Yes	Yes
Constitution Hills Library 20 Hollis Street, Constitution Hill	Yes	Yes	Yes

MORE INFORMATION

Ask your retailer about take-back programs when purchasing new electronic products, or find your nearest e-waste recyclers for items not listed above on the Recycling Near You website or call 1300 733 712.

Bower Repair Cafe

Do you have broken electronic appliance that you would like to see fixed?

Bring in your items to the Bower at 10 Hunter Street, Parramatta on their Repair Café Days for a qualified electrician to examine and repair!

Visit The Bower website to find out details of the next Repair Café Day.