Before you bring it:

• Resell, donate and repair where you can. 

• Switch off all devices and detach removable batteries. 

• Remove items from packaging.

• Removing all personal information from hard drives, computers, laptop, tablet, mobiles and smart devices is strongly recommended. 

 

 Accepted electrical items: 

• Televisions and TV accessories (set‑top boxes, DVD/video players, speakers, remote controls).

• Computers (desktop, laptops, tablets), gaming devices and accessories (monitor, keyboards, mice, modems).

• Home printers, scanners, fax machines and photocopiers.

• Phones, mobile phones and phone accessories (headphones and powerbanks).

• Electronic chargers, cables and power boards.

• Small household appliances (toasters, microwaves, mixers, blenders, kettles, irons, coffee machines, pedestal fan, ceramic and radiant heaters, vacuum cleaners)

• Rechargeable cordless devices (electric power tools like drills, leaf blowers, lawn mower, shavers, toothbrushes, hair and beauty tools, portable speakers)

• Other items with an embedded battery, removable battery or power cord (excluding items with speciality chemical/hazardous material) will be accepted.

 

Unaccepted items:

• Large appliances and white goods that require two people to lift (fridge, freezer, oven, stove, dishwasher, washing machine, dryers).

• Large and installed items that usually require professional installation and removal (solar panels, battery systems, air conditioning units, ceiling fans, induction or ceramic stove tops, rangehoods).

• Chemicals or items with speciality chemical components (oil heaters, smoke detectors, vapes, car batteries, fluorescent tubes and light globes) .

• Furniture.

• Garden organics.

• ​Building material or glass such as windows, sheet glass, mirrors.

• ​Gas or petrol powered items, car or motor parts.

• Electric blankets (please remove the cord/controller and attached battery/powerbanks - these are accepted as e‑waste; the blanket portion with embedded wiring is difficult to separate and cannot be recycled, this can be placed in general waste or book a bulky waste collection).

Before you bring it:

• Remove any plastic straps or soft plastic wrapping.

• Flatten cardboard.

 

Accepted cardboard items:

• Clean, flat-packed cardboard boxes.

• Cardboard inserts such as honeycomb, corrugated or moulded cardboard.

 

Unaccepted items:

• Cardboard that is lined with plastic or wax waterproofing (coffee cups, takeaway bowls), has excessive amounts of tape or glued pieces of foam/other material as this can’t be recycled. 

• Soiled cardboard.

Before you bring it:

• Remove any sticky tape, strapping or soft plastic wrapping. 

• Separate from boxes.

 

Accepted expanded polystyrene:

• Clean, white expanded polystyrene from packaging (looks like small beads pressed together, feels hard, snaps and dents easily).

 

Unaccepted items:

• B​ean bag filling.

• ​Other foam products such as foam cushions, mats, insulation, wrap.

• Expanded polyethylene (smooth, flexible, bounces back and is doesn't snap).

• Soiled polystyrene or food packaging (meat tray, takeaway containers or cups).

Before you bring it:

• Avoid bringing items in good condition. These will be sent for shredding. Please resell, donate and repair where you can. 

• Ensure fabrics are clean.

• Remove/cut off any large metal components such as curtain eyelets, hooks, wires or sharps such as needles or pins from craft projects. 

 

Acceptable fabrics:

• Worn/ damaged/ fabric offcuts.

• Clothes.

• Linens without stuffing (blankets, sheets, quilt covers, pillow cases and cushion covers).

• Towels and tea towels.

• Fabric curtains.

 

Unacceptable items:

• ‘Stuffed’ items such as pillows, cushion insert, quilts, soft toys.

• Underwear, bras, swimwear, reusable nappies.

• Any dirty or soiled textiles such as fabrics with oil, paint, chemicals.

• Pet blankets or bedding with fur or odours.

• Rugs, carpets or carpet underlay.

• Leather items or items made of mixed materials such as rubber and foam (shoes, luggage, handbags, belts, hats, umbrellas). 

• Plastic mattress protectors, pool covers, shade covers, nets or plastics such as tarpaulin, PVC and vinyl.

Before you bring it:

• Resell, donate and repair where you can. 

• Switch off all devices and detach removable batteries. 

 

Accepted bicycles and scooters:

• Bicycles and scooters with a solid frame (aluminium, carbon fibre, titanium, and steel).

• E-bikes and e-scooters with a solid frame.

 

Unaccepted items:

• Mobility vehicles and wheelchairs.

• Other personal transportation vehicles (PTVs) such as segways, hoverboards, skateboards.

• ​Gas or petrol powered vehicles or their parts such as motors or car tyres.  

• Kids plastic tricycles, push scooters, prams.

Before you bring it:

• Resell and donate where you can. 

• Remove all fabric covering and padding from the seat. 

 

Accepted child card safety seats:

• Child car safety seats. 

• Capsules.

• Boosters.

 

Unaccepted items:

• Prams.

• Cots.

• High chairs and baby walkers.

• Other baby products that are not attached to car seats.

Before you bring it:

• Make sure plastics are empty and dry with a quick wipe or brush off.

 

Accepted household hard plastic items:

• Old laundry baskets.

• ​Buckets.

• Plastic flowerpots.

• Reusable containers (which are purchased empty) such as Tupperware, décor, Sistema etc.

• Reusable hard plastic drink bottles (which are purchased empty) such as baby bottles, sports and refillable water bottles etc.

• Reusable plastic storage boxes/tubs. 

• Plastic chairs.

• Milk and bread crates (no commercial quantities).​

 

Unaccepted items:

• Rigid plastic packaging (bottles and containers which are purchased with contents inside) accepted in the container deposit scheme or yellow-lidded recycling bin.  

• Building or landscaping materials.

• Corflute signage or bulky commercial drums such as Intermediate Bulk Containers (IBC).

• Items that are not 100% hard plastic with mixed or complex parts. 

• Soft plastics.

To stay updated on upcoming events, you can subscribe to our Council's eNewsletter or follow our social media. You can also see what's happening on Council's What's On calendar and social media.  

Alternatively, view the A - Z Recycling Guide page for information on options which are available throughout the year.

The National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme (NTCRS), funded by the Australian government also offers free recycling for televisions, computers and computer peripherals to households. Read more about how to access this scheme and where to find approved collectors.

To help make the day run smoothly, please:

• Check the accepted and unaccepted items list before the day. 

• Bundle and neatly place your accepted items preferably in the boot of your car or ute tray away from passengers. 

• Keep like-items bundled or boxed together where possible.  

• Avoid placing accepted items you want to keep in your vehicle, leave them at home.

• Items not accepted will be returned to the vehicle.

E-Waste

E-Waste contractors Ace Recycling remove the items from Council's drop off locations and transport them to their recycle and recovery facilities for processing.

This diverts hazardous material away from landfill and enables the valuable resources contained in E-Waste to be recovered and reused.

Cardboard

Collected cardboard is collected in a single stream truck and is recycled back into cardboard products. 

Expanded Polystyrene (EPS)

Collected EPS is sorted and reprocessed back into the feedstock mix for the manufacture of new EPS products or transformed into insulation material. 

Fabrics

Fabrics are sorted, shredded and recycled into fibre based products such as insulation or underlays. 

Bicycles & Scooters

Bicycles and scooters are collected by Revolve Recycling where they are refurbished for resale, donation, disassembled for components to be reused or recycled. 

Child Car Safety Seats

Seats are disassembled where hard plastics and metals are separated and recycled. 

Hard Plastics

Hard plastics are sorted, shredded and melted back into pellets to be used as feedstock to be moulded into new, recycled plastic goods such as hard plastic bins and road barriers.

Thank you for your interest in the E-waste & Extras event. Unfortunately, this event is only available to Georges River Council residents, as it is funded through residential waste service fees and charges.

Residents may be requested to provide proof of residency within our Local Government Area, such as a driver's licence, utility bill, or rates notice, upon entry.

Please check our A-Z Recycling Guide for alternative disposal options or contact your local council to find available recycling services in your area.

For your convenience, we have included information from our direct neighbouring councils below:

• Bayside Council.

• Canterbury Bankstown Council.

• Sutherland Shire Council.