E-Waste Recycling Guide & Business Services
E-Waste Recycling & Disposal Resources
For residents with small quantities (1–5 items), we recommend using local community drop-off points. These services are often free and conveniently located.
Some Council also runs free community e-waste recycling drop-off events (usually twice a year) for residents to recycle TVs, computers, phones, small appliances and more. Inquire with your local council for event dates.
Local E-Waste & Recycling Drop-Off Centres — Sydney / Parramatta AreaCommunity Recycling Centres (Council-run)
These are permanent drop-off locations where households can bring problem waste including some e-waste (often limited by kg/volume):
Service NSW Sydney & Inner Metro NSW:
• Northern Sydney Community Recycling Centre – Artarmon (accepts e-waste & other household problem waste)
• Drummoyne / City of Canada Bay Community Recycling Centre – Five Dock
• Hornsby / Thornleigh Community Recycling Centre – Hornsby Shire
• Inner West, Liechhardt & St Peters Community Recycling Centre – St Peters (Inner West)
• Liverpool Community Recycling Centre – Liverpool (south-west Sydney)
• Randwick City Council Recycling Centre – Matraville
Other Sydney Area:
City of Canterbury / Bankstown – Electrical Waste Recycling
Community Recycling Centres are free and part of the NSW EPA/Service NSW CRC network — search for more locations across Sydney & NSW here:
Service NSW CRCFinder:
https://www.service.nsw.gov.au/referral/find-a-community-recycling-centre
Some other Organisation and business listed below for e-waste drop offs. Always make sure to call to find out items they accept. These are excellent drop off for small electrical items.
Batteries: Drop off at ALDI, Woolworths, or Bunnings collection bins. Never put batteries in your home bins.
Mobile Phones: Take these to any MobileMuster location.
Small Electronics: Items like tablets, keyboards, or printers can be taken to Officeworks or your Local Council Transfer Station.
Find a Location: Use RecyclingNearYou.com.au to find the nearest free drop-off point to your suburb.
NOTE: Accepted items, limits, and opening hours may vary. Please check and make sure with your local council and CRC centres for the most up-to-date information before visiting.
Yes. For businesses, schools, or large residential clear-outs, we provide professional collection services that local council bins cannot accommodate:
Bulk Collections: Scheduled pickups for office IT upgrades, server rooms, and warehouse clean-outs.
Certified Data Destruction: We ensure all sensitive data is physically destroyed or digitally wiped before the recycling process begins.
Compliance Reporting: We provide certificates of destruction for your company’s audit and ESG records.
Sustainability: We guarantee that 95-98% of your equipment's raw materials are recovered.
To ensure safety and security, please follow these steps before your electronics are collected or dropped off:
Backup Your Data: Ensure you have saved any important files or photos.
Factory Reset: If the device still powers on, perform a factory reset and sign out of accounts (like Microsoft, iCloud or Google)
Battery Safety: Place a small piece of clear tape over the terminals (ends) of loose lithium batteries to prevent short-circuits.
Remove Consumables: Remove ink cartridges from printers and batteries from remote controls.
Electronics contain both hazardous materials and valuable resources. Recycling correctly ensures:
Toxic Prevention: Keeps lead, mercury, and cadmium out of our soil and groundwater.
Fire Safety: Reduces the risk of "zombie fires" in garbage trucks caused by lithium batteries.
Resource Recovery: Allows precious metals like gold, copper, and cobalt to be reused, reducing the need for new mining.
Generally, if it has a plug, a battery, or a power cord, it is e-waste. This includes:
Computers, Laptops, and Tablets
Networking equipments like Server, Switches etc
Monitors and Televisions
Printers, Scanners, and Copiers
Cables, Chargers, and Adapters
Kitchen appliances (toasters, kettles, etc.)
Power tools and electronic toys
We accept a wide range of electronic items, generally defined as anything with a power cord, battery, or circuit board. Common items include:
Computers & IT Gear: Laptops, desktops, servers, tablets, and hard drives.
Office Equipment: Printers*, scanners*, photocopiers*, and networking switches.
Screens & Displays: LED/LCD monitors and televisions.
Mobile Devices: Smartphones, old mobile handsets, and GPS units.
Cables & Accessories: Keyboards, mice, power leads, and adapters.
Other Electronics: UPS systems, medical equipment, and small electronic appliances.
*Note: For specialized items like large printers, photocopiers, whitegoods or hazardous materials, please contact us first for guidance.