E-Waste Recycling

Since 2013, items listed have been banned from landfill and should be taken to a suitable e-waste recycling facility. Many of the items listed can include rare metals and can be extracted and re-used. Other materials can be hazardous to the environment if not disposed of in the correct manner.

E-waste: items that have a cord, battery or switch. Examples include televisions, computers and laptops, cables & towers, printers, scanners, keyboards, PC mouse, white goods, microwave ovens, heaters, ovens, and phones.

Visit Electronics Recycling Australia website for further information www.electronicrecylingaustralia.com.au

Other commonly found recyclable items within your dental practice include empty blister packs, toothpaste tubes and toothbrushes, stationery (eg pens, highlighters, toner cartridges), lids from plastic milk, juice and other bottles.

Recyclable items and their drop off locations 

• Most major office product retailers accept e-waste, printer and ink cartridges, CDs & DVDs, pens & markers, mobile phones, USBs and hard drives for recycling
• Some pharmacies and council locations accept blister packs and pill containers eg Adelaide City Library
• Battery supply stores, most supermarkets and some councils accept batteries
• Most major hardware retailers and some council locations accept light globes and small to medium E-waste eg Adelaide City Library
• Certain private recycling companies have recycling programs for coffee pods
• Some council locations and certain private recycling programs accept oral care products eg Hindmarsh Library
• Some council locations, charity organisations and certain private radiology companies accept x-ray films eg Red Cross office, Mitcham Civic Centre
• Some councils accept polystyrene packaging eg Unley Council

For further information about what can be recycled and their collection points, visit

https://recyclingnearyou.com.au/

https://www.whichbin.sa.gov.au/

Or visit your local council’s website for the list of recyclable items that they accept

Councils URLs for what they do and don't accept:

City of Burnside

https://www.burnside.sa.gov.au/Environment-Sustainability/Waste-Recycling-Composting

City of Norwood, St Peters and Payneham

https://www.npsp.sa.gov.au/our_services/waste_and_recycling/waste_and_recycling_guide

City of Marion

https://www.marion.sa.gov.au/services-we-offer/waste-and-recycling

Mount Barker District Council

https://www.mountbarker.sa.gov.au/community/waste-and-recycling

City of Mount Gambier

https://www.mountgambier.sa.gov.au/sustainability/environmental/waste-recycling-educational

Playford

https://www.playford.sa.gov.au/live/environment-and-waste/waste-management

Adelaide City Council

https://www.cityofadelaide.com.au/resident/recycling-waste/reuse-recycle-hubs/

Campbelltown Council

https://www.campbelltown.sa.gov.au/services/waste

Charles Sturt Council

https://www.charlessturt.sa.gov.au/services/waste-and-recycling

City of Mitcham

https://www.mitchamcouncil.sa.gov.au/our-services/bins,-waste-and-recycling/tricky-waste

Onkaparinga City

https://www.onkaparingacity.com/Services/Waste-and-recycling/Recycling-and-disposal-guide

Port Adelaide and Enfield Council

https://www.cityofpae.sa.gov.au/live/waste

Salisbury Council

https://www.salisbury.sa.gov.au/services/waste-and-recycling

City of Tea Tree Gully

https://www.teatreegully.sa.gov.au/Waste-and-recycling

Unley Council

https://www.unley.sa.gov.au/Bins-pets-parking/Waste-recycling/Tricky-waste