Computer parts waste - Byteback
Do you have computers, monitors, printers or other computer equipment (e-waste) not being used at home?
Free environmentally responsible e-waste recycling service
There are hundreds of different materials that make up electronic equipment and all these materials are valuable and non-renewable. If disposed of in landfill, the heavy metals and other toxic compounds used in computer equipment can leach from landfill and cause environmental health issues.
Warning - please remove all personal information from the hard drive before recycling.
Where do I take my e-waste?
There is no need for computer equipment to end up in landfill when there is a free service available to recycle this material. Boroondara's Byteback (Trademark) computer recycling program is the first fully sustainable free recycling program that recycles 95-97 per cent of computer waste. All it takes is a little effort to bring this equipment to Boroondara's Transfer Station.
Residents are encouraged to use the Byteback program to recycle their computer waste rather than leaving it on the nature strip or putting it out for the annual hard waste collection.
What can be recycled through Byteback?
- desktops, laptops, scanners, monitors, printers and photocopiers
- peripherals such as computer mice, keyboards, computer power supplies, printed circuit boards, motherboards, network cards, disk and CD drives.
What cannot be recycled through Byteback?
- joysticks, game consoles, electronic games, software
- digital cameras, TVs, videos, hi-fi and other electronic equipment
- mobile phones - see below
These items can be recycled through Boroondara's Riversdale Transfer Station for a small fee.
What about mobile phones?
Drop unused mobile phones off at mobile phone retail outlets, for recycling through the MobileMuster scheme, or leave them at Boroondara's customer service desks in Camberwell and Hawthorn.
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