E-Waste

What is E-Waste

The term ‘e-waste’ encompasses all old electrical appliances either in a state of disrepair or simply obsolete. This includes everything from fridges and microwaves to mobile phones and computers. The correct disposal of e-waste is of vital importance to being able to achieve a sustainable future.

Electronic waste is one of the fastest growing contributors to our waste stream. As more and more outdated electronic equipment ends up in landfill, the negative impacts of e-waste on the environment and humans will increase.

Council’s E-Waste Service Process

  • Deliver E-waste to the shipping container at the Lithgow Solid Waste Facility
  • Full shipping container taken to Sydney for deconstruction
  • All useful materials are reclaimed and waste to landfill reduced.
  • Also includes secure disabling of hard drives and sensitive information
  • Overall, Reverse E-waste achieves recycling rates closer to 95% due to the manual nature of our processing.
  • These items are packed into separate crates for shipping overseas for final disposition