There’s a better place for e-waste than your rubbish bin. It’s much better going to a place where we can recover the precious materials to be reused and capture the nasty bits before they can do harm.
E-waste, what is it?
E-waste refers to any item with a plug, battery or cord that is no longer working or wanted. It covers a whole range of items from work, home and even the garden shed.
And they're actually full of valuable resources we can reuse...
Interesting facts
1.5m
More than 1.5 million TVs are discarded in Australia every year
90%
Up to 90% of your phone, TV and computer can be recycled
$80b
The total value of raw materials in global e-waste in 2016 was A$80 billion
Where does it all go?
The way e-waste is recycled can vary between recyclers, but it generally follows a similar pattern:
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What else can I do?
Recycling your e-waste is important and necessary.
But even better is to try and avoid creating e-waste in the first place.
About the e-waste program
To protect our environment and recover more precious resources, the Victorian Government is banning all e-waste from landfill from 1 July 2019.
To support the rollout of the ban the Victorian Government is investing $16.5 million to upgrade e-waste collection and storage facilities across the state and deliver an education campaign to support the ban on e-waste in landfills.