Recycle e-waste
Book an e-waste pick-up or drop it off at one of our quarterly recycling drop-off days.
Project Status: When you need to do this
All City of Sydney residents who need to dispose of old and unwanted electronic and electrical equipment can book a free pick-up or bring them to our quarterly recycling drop-offs.
Almost all types of old and unwanted electronic and electrical equipment can be recycled. If it has a plug, a power cord or a battery we can recycle it free or dispose of it safely for you.
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Book a free pick-up
- Complete our online form to make your booking – residents are entitled to free weekly pick-ups for e-waste and other large household items.
- Make sure you delete your data before it’s picked up.
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Recycle your e-waste free for free at our new Recycle It Saturday drop-off event
Drop off some of your old and unwanted household items at our quarterly recycling event, Recycle It Saturday.
Recycle It Saturday will be held quarterly at Alexandria Canal Depot, 67C Bourke Road, Alexandria NSW.
What you can bring: You can recycle e-waste plus other items like clothing, polystyrene, batteries, light bulbs, paint, gas bottles, soft plastics, large cardboard and printed x-rays.
Before you start
Consider re-use
If your items are still in working condition, try to find a new home for your unwanted electronic goods first. You could give them away to someone who needs it. Try advertising online through Facebook Marketplace, Gumtree, Trading Post, Ebay, OzRecycle or Freecyle.
Find out more about other reuse, repair and rehoming options.
Visit Planet Ark’s Recycling Near You to find other options for recycling unwanted electronics.
After you finish
All the e-waste collected by us is processed locally where around 95% of it is recycled. Components are stripped, then broken down into commodities and circulated back into the market for new products.
Follow the journey of e-waste from drop-off to reuse in the video below.
The journey of e-waste from drop-off to reuse
All the e-waste collected by us is processed locally where around 95% of it is recycled. Components are stripped, then broken down into commodities and circulated back into the market for new products.
Why e-waste recycling is important to us
Australians are among the highest users of electronics in the world, and e-waste is one of the fastest growing types of waste.
This isn’t only a huge waste of precious resources, but also a potential danger as the toxic metal elements found in e-waste can be damaging to the environment and to our health.
Recycling your unwanted electronics helps reduce the need to mine raw materials for new technology. The e-waste we collect is diverted from landfill and around 95% of raw materials recovered are recycled.
