E-waste

Don’t send your electronic waste to landfill!

Your local Council Waste Management Facility now accepts the following items for recycling:

• Televisions (whole undamaged units only)
• Computers and associated products including:
  • Computer processing units and towers;
  • Monitors and peripherals;
  • Notebooks and laptops;
  • Printers, fax machines and scanners
  • CD drives;
  • Hard drives;
  • Keyboards;
  • Mice;
  • Networking equipment;
  • Cables.

The following products are also accepted:

• CD and DVD players;
• Stereo systems (including speakers);
• Kitchen appliances;
• Power tools;
• Microwave ovens;
• Ceiling fans;
• Hand held electronic items;
• Mobile phones;
• Portable electronic motors;
• All light fixtures and fittings (no glass lamp shades or covers)

Conditions apply:

• Only those products listed are accepted.
• Acceptance of products for recycling is at the sole discretion of the Council staff.
• Some products that are NOT ACCEPTED:
  • vacuum cleaners;
  • VHS Tapes;
  •  Damaged televisions and monitors (which are deemed to be hazardous), minimal damage is accepted, but if crushed it will not be accepted;
  • Fluoro tubes and globes;
  • Any other products which are not listed in the Accepted List.

It is the donors responsibility to ensure than any confidential data is removed from the computer hard-drive prior to disposal.

Locations by Council area

Cessnock

Electronic waste (or e-waste) can be taken to the Cessnock Waste Management Centre, Old Maitland Road, East Cessnock, during normal operating hours (free for domestic customers). Ask us how to get a discount voucher when you drop materials off at the Community Recycling Centre.

The following electronic equipment is accepted:

TVs and DVDs

computers, laptops, monitors and printers

CD drives, hardrives and cables

Please note: Other electrical items are not accepted as electronic waste.

Lake Macquarie

Residents may access the free eWaste drop off bin located at Awaba Waste Management Facility, 60 Wilton Road, Awaba, during normal operating hours.

*No charge for eWaste only loads, mixed waste loads will attract normal disposal fees.

Alternately eWaste will be collected for recycling during LMCC bulk waste pick-ups. Please place the eWaste in a separate pile. For further information regarding bulk waste pick-ups, please contact Council.

Maitland

Residents may access the free eWaste drop off bin located at Mount Vincent Waste Disposal Site, 109 Mount Vincent Road, East Maitland, during normal operating hours.

*No charge for eWaste only loads, mixed waste loads will attract normal disposal fee’s.

Singleton Council

Residents may access the free eWaste drop off bin located at Singleton Council Waste Depot on Dyrring Road Singleton, during normal operating hours

*No charge for eWaste only loads, mixed waste loads will attract normal disposal fee’s.

Free E-Waste Drop-Off Recycling Service Statistics

• If you are disposing of a computer, remember it is your responsibility to ensure that all private or confidential data is removed from the hard drive prior to disposal.
• Weight limits do apply.
• Residents and small business use only, commercial quantities will not be accepted.

NO EWASTE IS ACCEPTED AT THE HRR OFFICE