Drop your e-waste off at the City of Wanneroo’s drop-off day on August 5 in Ashby.
Camera IconDrop your e-waste off at the City of Wanneroo’s drop-off day on August 5 in Ashby. Credit: Supplied/Supplied

E-waste collection at Ashby on August 5

Lucy JarvisWanneroo Times

PEOPLE can take electronic waste such as televisions and computers to the City of Wanneroo’s free drop-off day in Ashby this weekend.

The City’s collection day for e-waste – one of the fastest growing waste streams in Australia – on August 5 will reduce hazardous materials going into kerbside bins.

According to the City, if computing and electronic devices are placed in household bins, they will contaminate composting and recycling processes, and cause groundwater pollution.

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People can also drop off cardboard or polystyrene packaging at 1204 Wanneroo Road between 8am and 4pm this Saturday.

Mobile phones will not be accepted but can be taken to the City of Wanneroo Library, 3 Rocca Way, Wanneroo or a mobile muster drop-off point.

Visit www.mobilemuster.com.au to find the nearest location.

Items that are not accepted, such as white goods, batteries and fluorescent light bulbs, can be taken to Mindarie Regional Council’s Tamala Park waste disposal facility, free of charge, seven days a week.

Items that will be accepted:

Computers Monitors Notebooks Printers Fax machines Scanners Desktop sized printers CD drives Computer hard drives TVs VCR players Projectors Overhead projectors Networking equipment Computer cables Computer keyboards Computer mice Floppy discs Printer cartridges Electronic games or toys DVD players Stereos Cameras Video cameras iPods CDs and DVDs

Items that will not be accepted:

Whitegoods, vacuum cleaners, microwaves and other kitchen and household appliances Non-computer batteries Fluorescent lighting tubes Any contaminated equipment or other hazardous waste Mobile phones and accessories

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