Emergency Services and Volunteers Fund (ESVF)

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E-waste (disposing of electrical and battery-operated items)

  • E-waste is any item that has a battery, cord or plug, and is at the end of its useful life.  
  • This includes household batteries, battery-operated toys, devices and appliances. 
  • Batteries and e-waste are not allowed in your household bins. They have been banned from landfill in Victoria since 2019 and must be disposed of at specialised recycling facilities. 

E-waste is any item that has a battery, cord or plug, that is no longer working or wanted. 

This includes many of the following: 

  • kitchen appliances (for example, microwaves, kettles, toasters, coffee machines),
  • computers and accessories (for example, computer monitors, laptops, iPads, hard drives, mice, keyboards, headsets, microphones, webcams),
  • mobile phones, phone chargers,
  • TVs, VCRs, DVD recorders, remote controls,
  • gaming devices (for example, Xboxes, PlayStations, Nintendo consoles, Switches, game controllers),
  • desk lamps, floor lamps, torches,
  • fans, heaters, 
  • hair dryers, hair straighteners,
  • cameras, battery chargers,
  • vacuum cleaners, irons,
  • power boards and power tools. 

Reuse, donate or sell

For good quality items you can: 

  • Sell or give them away through a garage sale or using online platforms/marketplaces. 
  • Give them to family or friends.
  • Donate them to a charity like Mobile Muster or DV Safe Phone (for working smartphones only) who support people experiencing family and domestic violence.

Hard waste collection

Transfer stations

Other drop-off points

These drop-off points are suitable for smaller e-waste items such as batteries, mobile phones and cables. 

*If the box is full, please speak to the staff at the drop-off point first. 

E-Waste drop off point: a large white box with 3 slots on the top

When batteries and e-waste are put in household bins, they then get collected by waste and recycling trucks. 

Once in these trucks they have a high risk of igniting and for a fire to rapidly spread inside the truck.

These fires put the truck drivers, employees, and the community at risk, as well as taking valuable resources from the emergency services to put them out.

E-waste also contains valuable materials, which through correct disposal can be recovered and used again. This reduces the need for new resources.

Most e-waste also contains toxic materials such as lead which we can end up in our soil and waterways if not disposed of properly.

To find out more info, go to Sustainability Victoria's Where you e-waste goes webpage