E-waste
Page Updated: April 17, 2012
E-Waste in Landfill
Electronic waste is banned from kerbside collections in the Warringah, Manly, Mosman and Pittwater Council areas, the first ban of its kind in Australia.
What is e-waste?
TVs, computers, printers, scanners, modems, DVD and CD players, VCRs and game consoles. The Federal Government is currently drawing up draft legislation on television and computer recycling.
Free E-Waste Recycling at Kimbriki - SHOROC residents only
Residents of Manly, Mosman, Pittwater and Warringah Councils showing proof of residency, in a car, ute or trailer, may deliver up to five items of electronic waste FREE at Kimbriki. The responsible recycling of these items is sponsored by the SHOROC Councils.
Charges apply to commercial or non-resident loads, charged by e-waste tonnage rate. Non-residents can bring up to five items and will be charged a flat rate of $60. For more information call 9486 3512 or visit Kimbriki.
E-waste re-use and recycling options
- Charities
- Re-sale, Swap, ‘Freecycle’
- Refurbish
- Computer and TV Manufacturers
- Computer and TV Retailers
- Independent Recyclers
- Cartridges
- Why Ban E-Waste?
Charities
| Organisation: | Reuseful Project |
| Service: | Brookvale based organisation that refurbishes computers and gives them to the needy . |
| Phone: | 90371594 |
| Drop Off / Pick Up: |
Fill out form on their website and they'll arrange collection. |
| Details: | Go to http://reusefulproject.org/ |
| Organisation: | Salvation Army |
| Service: | Re-use (sold in Salvos stores) |
| Phone: | 13 16 40 |
| Drop Off / Pick Up: |
Can pick up working computers from SHOROC residents for free! |
| Fee: | No fees apply |
| Details: | Accepts working computers “not the very old chunky ones” and preferably complete computers that are not more than 4 years old. Call for further details. |
| Organisation: | The Computer Technologies for Schools Project |
| Phone: | 0428 250 392 |
| Email: | ctfs@edna.edu.au |
| Details: | The Computer Technologies for Schools project facilitates donations of surplus computers and information and communication technologies (ICT) equipment for use in schools throughout Australia. To Donate a Computer: fill out the form on the website or email Mark on ctfs@edna.edu.au for further details. They should be Pentium 4 or above. They currently have a high demand for computers for NSW schools so there’s little reason why acceptable working computers should end up in landfill. They accept computers from both businesses and individual residents. |
| Organisation: | Technical Aid to the Disabled |
| Service: | Refurbish and Reuse |
| Phone: | 02 9912 3400 (select Option 1) |
| Email: | cls@tadnsw.org.au |
| Drop Off / Pick Up: |
10/185 Brines Rd, Northmead (will only pick up commercial quantities). |
| Fee: | No fees apply |
| Details: | Working Computers Only, Pentium 4 computer or better. No Apple Macs. No printers. |
| Organisation: | Young Christian Workers |
| Service: | Recycle and Refurbish |
| Phone: | 02 9682 6719 |
| Email: | alexmijalkovic46@gmail.com |
| Drop Off / Pick Up: |
Pick up from SHOROC area (may charge $5-$10 for less than 5 items) or drop off at 25 Union St, Granville |
| Details: | Pentium 4 1.6 MHz or higher and 17" monitors |
Re-sale, swap, ‘Freecycle’ etc
| Organisation: | Freecycle – Pittwater Group |
| Details: | It’s free and only takes a minute to register. Describe your item exactly (working or not working – some people are still keen to take the non-working items and fix them), and give your location/suburb. |
| Freecycle: | The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,766 groups with 6,879,629 members across the globe. It’s a grassroots and entirely non-profit movement of people who are giving (and getting) stuff for free in their own towns and thus keeping good stuff out of landfills. |
| Membership: | Free and everything posted must be FREE, legal and appropriate for all ages. To view the local group posts, visit |
| Organisation: | ReUse It and Sydney North Group | Details: | Our goal is to find new uses for unwanted items that would otherwise be thrown away. All transactions must be free, legal, and family-friendly. |
| Organisation: | Northside Chat Cafe |
| Details: | This Chat Cafe is intended to be a Sister Group to all Northern Sydney Recycling (Freecycle, ReUseIt) Groups. Our coverage area includes the North Shore, Northern Beaches, North-west and surrounding Sydney regions. |
Refurbish
| Organisation: | Reverse Garbage |
| Service: | Refurbish and Reuse |
| Phone: | 02 9569 3132 |
| Drop Off Address: | 8/142 Addison Road, Marrickville |
| Fee: | No fees apply |
| Details: | Takes working and non-working computers. Only takes working monitors and working printers and scanners. All cables and associated peripherals are accepted. Call first. |
Computer and TV Manufacturers
| Organisation: | DELL Computer Recycling |
| Service: | Recycling and Refurbishing |
| Phone: | 1800 465 890 |
| Email: | recycling_dell_au@dell.com |
| Drop Off / Pick Up: | Will pick up DELL branded products from SHOROC region free of charge. |
| Details: | Free recycling pickups for any Dell branded IT equipment via the website online form. For collection of all other brands, phone for further information. For non-Dell items it’s $13 per item and a $10 administrative fee. They take, PCs, faxes, scanners, laptops, photocopiers and printers. Minimum $40 for a non-Dell pick up. TVs can also be processed. |
| Organisation: | Hewlett – Packard |
| Service: | Recycling |
| Phone: | 1300 325 961 |
| Email: | assetrecoveryasiapacific@hp.com |
| Fee: | Fees may apply |
| Details: | Asset Recovery Services Programme accepts any manufacturer’s printers, scanners, fax machines, personal computers, servers and computer peripherals. They collect from households too. |
| Drop Off / Pick Up: |
26 Sliegh Place Wetherill Park for HP items only (free) |
| Collection Service: | Minimum charge $77. 1-3 computers for example costs $77. They take any electronic items from any brand products. |
| Organisation: | IBM Australia Ltd |
| Service: | Recycling, Refurbishing and Re-use |
| Phone: | 1800 808 066 |
| Email: | disposal@au1.ibm.com |
| Drop Off Address: | Sydney, ACT, Melbourne (phone for details) |
| Fee: | Fees apply for some items |
| Details: | Take all brands and IT equipment. Aimed at businesses with a minimum of 25 items per client. Will also accept drop offs from individuals. Email is the most effective communication. See IBM’s e-waste video. |
| Organisation: | Toshiba |
| Phone: | 13 30 70 or Toshiba Service Centre (Processing Facility): 9739 5844 |
| Details: | You can bring unwanted Toshiba Notebooks (including batteries) to a Toshiba MobileCare or ProCare Service Centre in Australia. Just fill in an Equipment Disposal Agreement and then drop off your equipment in the recycling bin in the lobby and we will take care of it at no charge. For your nearest drop-off point, check online or call 13 30 70. If you are in an area that does not have a collection point, you can even post your equipment to us (along with a completed Equipment Disposal Agreement) and we will take care of it. Please note: a handling fee will apply if you drop off or post a non-Toshiba Notebook. This covers the cost of shipping and recycling. |
| Pick Up Service: | Want us to pick up your old equipment? If you prefer, we can arrange a courier to collect your equipment. To cover pickup, shipping and recycling, we will need to charge a flat fee of $10 plus $13 per item in metropolitan areas or $16 if you are more than 40 km away from your capital city (credit card payments only). |
| Organisation: | Apple Computers |
| Phone: | 1-300-321-456 |
| Details: | With a qualifying purchase, Apple will collect your old equipment and recycle for free. |
| Phone: | 1300 13 SONY (7669) Monday to Friday – 8am to 6pm |
Computer and TV Retailers
| Organisation: | Dicksmith Electronics (Warringah Mall Electronics Powerhouse) |
| Phone: | 9905 2088 |
| Address: | Shop 162/163, Warringah Mall, Cnr. Old Pittwater Road and Condamine Street, Brookvale NSW 2100 |
| Details: | Warringah store has an e-waste recycling bin and will take printer cartridges, power supply, motherboard and other parts. Enquire with store. |
Independent Recyclers
| Organisation: | Delete Tech |
| Service: | Recycle, Refurbish and Reuse |
| Phone: | 0406 976 301 |
| Email: | deletetech@yahoo.com.au |
| Drop Off / Pick Up: |
Pick up only |
| Fee: | $10/per pick up. In addition – $2.50 CPU, $7 monitor, 0.25 peripherals eg $10 per PC |
| Details: | Computer maintenance service available, software installation, internet and network setup, virus and spyware removal and protection. Do not except TVs or other appliances. 90% recycling rate. |
| Organisation: | Computer Source Australia |
| Phone: | 9648 4098 |
| Drop off address: | Unit 6 no. 1 Hill Rd Homebush. Computers and printers are accepted for recycling at no charge |
| Organisation: | MRI (Aus) Pty Ltd |
| Phone: | 1300 4 EWASTE (1300 4 39278) |
| Service: | Recycle |
| Fees: | See recycling fees. E.g. Personal Computer – $5.50 and TV $19 |
| Drop Off / Pick Up: |
Pick up service available with fee, or drop off at Wetherill Park (8am – 4pm, Mon-Fri). Book a collection online for a courier (has to be boxed) |
| Organisation: | 1800EWASTE Pty Ltd |
| Service: | Recycle |
| Phone: | 1800 392 783 |
| Email: | mail@ewaste.com.au |
| Drop Off / Pick Up: |
Pick up only |
| Fee: | May apply. $66 incl GST is the minimum call out fee |
| Details: | End-of life recycling, they don’t refurbish or re-sell. Personal data destroyed. Tuesday or Thursday pick up and the resident does not have to be at home, can pay by credit card. |
| Organisation: | IT Liquidators |
| Service: | Recycle, Refurbish and Reuse |
| Phone: | 1300 655 586 |
| Email: | enquiries@itliquidators.com.au |
| Drop Off / Pick Up: |
Pick up only at present but are considering a local drop off point through Kennards for a much cheaper price. Call and enquire. |
| Fee: | Fees apply – please call for details. Eg $50 for pick up and recycling of 5 items. |
| Details: | Accept any manufacturers’ printers, scanners, fax machines, PCs, monitors, servers, server racks, photocopiers and multifunction peripherals, UPSs, backup batteries, PABX systems, telco equipment, exchange switches, car batteries, electrical equipment. |
Printer Cartridges
The voluntary extended producer responsibility program called ‘Cartridges 4 Planet Ark’ is supported and funded by seven of Australia’s leading print manufacturers. All types and brands of printer cartridges are accepted for recycling.
For more information call the ‘Cartridges 4 Planet Ark hotline’ on 1800 24 24 73 or visit:
You can drop off your used or empty laser and inkjet cartridges at participating Australia Post, Officeworks, Harvey Norman, Tandy, Dick Smith Electronics and Powerhouse outlets. This is a free service.
Why ban e-waste?
- Fact Sheet 1 - Electronic waste in Australia – A growing problem (PDF 135KB)
- Fact Sheet 2 - Electronic waste – Health and Environmental Issues (PDF 298KB)
- Fact Sheet 3 - Approaches to e-waste management and regulation (PDF 137KB)
- Fact Sheet 4 - International Trends (PDF 134KB)
- Fact Sheet 5 - Industry Practices (PDF 128KB)
- Fact Sheet 6 - The Policy Context (PDF 137KB)
