How is E-waste Recycled in Sydney?

Garbage is piling up every single day. It’s no secret that your trash, alongside everybody else’s trash, is contributing to the tonnes of garbage that are being put up for collection and dumped in your local landfills.

Part of what you dispose of today might be your old electronic things like old wires, old appliances, or even the computer set you have put aside. Before you consider throwing your electronics to waste, you might want to consider assessing them for a good cause.

There are plenty of ways to recycle your electronic waste. There are also a lot of people who make an active involvement in taking steps and ways to help with proper garbage disposal and waste management.

You can help be part of the solution too.

These are some of the ways to recycle your electronic waste:

• Recycling facilities

One way for you to get rid of your old electronics is by bringing them to recycling facilities near you. A lot of facilities operate only for the sole purpose of recycling waste. Although it is quite pricey, it guarantees that the electronics you are going to throw away are put to good use afterwards. This is what your local recycling facilities do to your electronic garbage: 

Sorting – they sort your e-waste and take out hazardous components e.g. batteries, before dismantling your electronics by part.

Shredding – the dismantled gadget goes through a shredder and comes out into smaller and finer particles, then shaken down to the conveyor belt for further refinement.

Separation – refined particles now go through a magnet to separate magnetic particles and metals from nonmetals.

Water separation – water separation technology then separates plastics particles from the glass.

Resell – recycling facilities sort out the separated components and can sell them as raw materials.

Your e-waste can go through this process and turn into reusable raw materials again. Although it is an expensive way to dispose of your waste, it will surely turn your waste into something of value.

• Nonprofit organisations

A lot of organisations and initiatives in Sydney support the cause of recycling electronic waste. Although they only a range of electronics are collected, it is still a good starting step for recycling your e-waste.

Some of these organisations host collection events and have retail outlets are partners for drop off. Moreover, they have pickup points around the city for you to drop off your old electronics. 

Some of these organisations are:

• Drop Zone

• TechCollect

• E-Cycle Solutions

• Electronics Product Stewardship Australasia

• Mobilemuster

• Reverse garbage

• Green Technology Recycling

• Sustainable Chippendale

• Removal Services

There are plenty of waste removal services around Sydney that also tend to electronic waste. Removal Services specialize in removing waste but also commit to serving the environment as well. Paul’s Rubbish Removal does just that! We take away your electronic trash from you and we assess if any of it can still be made into something else. 

We care not only for you, but for the future effects of improper waste disposal, and as such, we also strive our best to recycle just as much as we can. Your e-waste can still go a long way.

Conclusion

There are plenty of little ways you can help the condition of waste management. You can start by buying fewer gadgets up to reusing your appliances until the end of its useful life (meaning, you won’t buy the latest eye-catching models just because they’re the hype). 

Here at Paul’s Rubbish Removal, we attend to your electronic trash efficiently.

For your disposal needs, call us at 0407 125 125.