E-waste Collection Service

We’re throwing our support behind the passionate work of a shire resident to divert from landfill more e-waste and other recyclables not fit for your yellow-lidded bin.

Council has committed funds to help Matt Meijer of E-Recovery with providing a regular and convenient e-waste collection service for residents.

Collections are provided at the following locations:

Eaton – Eaton Community College carpark off Recreation Drive

9.00am to 11.00am

Last Saturday of every month

Dardanup – Carramar carpark, off Little Street

9.00am to 11.00am

First Saturday of every month

Dates

 

What can you drop-off?

  • All e-waste – Matt says anything with a powercord or battery-powered like kitchen and household appliances, tvs and audio, landline and mobile phones, toys, tools, computers and accessories. (Please empty vacuum cleaners and provide clean items only.)
  • All types of metal
  • x-rays
  • prescription glasses
  • Nescafe branded coffee pods
  • candle stumps
  • bread bag clips

What can't you drop off?

Items classified as Household Hazardous Waste such as paint, medicines, pesticides. All HHW can be taken to the Stanley Road Waste Management Facility in the Shire of Harvey.

Banksia Road Transfer Station

Under the trial, E-waste items listed above can also be dropped off at our Banksia Road Transfer Station at no cost.

Community Recycling Stations

Another way we're making it easier for you to recycle is via our 5 handy Community Recycling Stations.

Drop off batteries, plastic bottletops and bulbs to one of the locations:

  • Administration Centre, Eaton
  • Eaton Recreation Centre
  • Eaton Community Library
  • Dardanup Office
  • Shire of Dardanup Depot

Batteries and bulbs fall into the category of Household Hazardous Waste and if not disposed of correctly, pose both a health and environment threat. They don’t belong in your Red-lidded general waste bin.

And plastic bottletops can be recycled but not by the processors who collect your kerbside yellow-topped recycling bin. They need to go to a different processor so drop them off at one of our Recycling Stations.

Where does it end up?

  • E-recovery works to re-home and reusable items.
  • Most E-waste is being dismantled by E-Recovery and the materials are recycled through the metal recycle industry.
  • Unfortunately plastics from e-waste are not being recycled and go to landfill, although he has purchased a shredder with the hope of providing shredded plastics like ABS to recyclers in the future.
  • Coffee pods are recycled by Nescafe
  • Bread tags go to “Bread tags for wheelchairs”
  • Prescription glasses go to the Lions Club
  • Candle stumps are melted down to make new candles
  • Bottle tops go the Precious Plastics in Margaret River