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The Hills Reduce Reuse Recycle Directory
Electronic equipment
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E-WASTE
All e-waste is now banned from Landfill. E-WASTE is now defined as anything with a plug, battery or cord. So not only electronics but electrical and battery run items.
Reduce Reuse
To reduce waste, consider upgrading less often, have items repaired. Buy secondhand and refurbished electronics.
RECYCLE
Kallista General Store
Small electronic items only, eg cables, modems, ipads, mobile phones, and chargers cameras. lap tops. ( eg fits into half a filing cabinet draw)
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Emerald Library electronic e-waste only smaller items eg tablets, mobile phones, cables
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Coldstream Transfer Station accepts TV and computers for free but now charges $8 per e-waste item.
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Save up your e-waste items with battery or cord for hardrubbish time so it will be FREE.
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​Officeworks, computers, accessories and cables. free
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You can also pick up a Eco Active box from Storage King to fill and return for $3.95. specified electronic items only 40 x 30 x 44 cm
Kilsyth, Narre Warren ​
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""EXAMPLES OF E-WASTE
Large appliances
- Refrigerators
- Washing machines
- Cookers
- Microwaves
- Electric fans
- Air conditioners
Small appliances
- Irons
- Toasters
- Coffee machines
- Hair dryers
- Watches
IT, telecommunications and TV equipment
- Computers
- Laptops
- Printers
- Mobile phones
- Televisions
- Remote controls
Other e-waste
- Medical devices
- Automatic dispensers
- Thermostats
Electrical and electronic tools
- Drills
- Saws
- Sewing machines
- Lawn mowers
- Batteries see link for where to take batteries (they don't go on Hardrubbish)
Toys, leisure and sports equipment
- Electric trains and racing cars
- Hand-held video games
- Consoles
- Amplifiers
- Musical instruments
- Radios "
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Sustanability Victoria
