Baw Baw Shire Council’s E-Waste recycling program has collected over 113 tonnes of E-waste in the past financial year.
E-Waste is waste that results from disposing electronics, which can be highly toxic if left in landfill.
Items that can be recycled such as televisions, mobile phones and computers are often disregarded as waste.
This type of waste contains useful resources such as glass, copper and aluminium that can be reused multiple times.
The free E-Waste recycling program saves toxic waste and chemicals being left in landfill and reuses the valuable resources so that raw materials in the ground can be left for future generations.
Baw Baw Shire Council’s program is run in partnership with TechCollect, one of the three free national E-Waste recycling services.
All Transfer Stations located at Trafalgar, Erica, Lardner and Neerim South have been collecting and recycling E-Waste since 2008.
Baw Baw Shire Mayor Councillor Murray Cook was excited that the program is making a difference to the environment and has been well adopted by the community.
“Baw Baw Shire Council is committed to reducing pollution and promoting recycling, so it is great to see that the community are taking action to prevent unnecessary waste ending up in landfill.
“By reusing these valuabe resources rather than having to mine for raw materials we are capable of creating a sustainable environment for future generations to enjoy.”
