Hawkesbury’s Remote Area Collection Events
Are you residing in the remote areas of Hawkesbury and have any e-waste and problem wastes you need to dispose of? Ready your unwanted electronic and other allowed wastes, as there will be four collection dates starting March 2024.
According to the Hawkesbury City Council, there will be two electronic waste and two problem waste collection events.
The Council mentioned how clearing waste can benefit residents: “Clearing households and properties of unwanted electronic waste and problem waste is a great way to be prepared, informed and ready, and to ensure our built and natural environments are protected and enhanced for current and future generations.”
E-Waste Collection events:
- Colo Heights – Remote Area e-waste Collection Event – SUNDAY, 24 MARCH 2024
Residents in Colo Heights and surrounding suburbs can register to drop off their household electronic items at this event. Once registered, you may bring your accepted items to the collection van. The collection van will be parked in the Rural Fire Services Station Carpark (3006 Putty Road, Colo Heights) from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
2. Macdonald Valley – St Albans – Remote Area e-waste Collection Event – SUNDAY, 12 MAY 2024
Residents in the Macdonald Valley can register to drop off their household electronic items at this event. The collection van will be located on Bulga Street in St Albans from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM.
According to the Hawkesbury City Council, registration for both events is required for the ‘e-waste’ collection event; anyone not registered will not be permitted to drop off. To register, please email (preferred) Resource Recovery Australia at [email protected] or call Resource Recovery Australia at 0437 618 209.
As strict size limits will be applied, only 5 medium to large items OR 10 small items will be accepted.
Both e-waste collection events will accept the following items:
- Cables
- Cameras, including video cameras
- CD drives
- Clock radios
- Computers (and accessories including monitors, mice, keyboards, hard drives, floppy discs)
- DVD players
- Electric blankets
- Electrical power tools
- Electronic games/toys
- Fax machines
- Grooming devices
- Juicers, mixers
- Mobile phones, Androids, iPods, iPad, iPhone
- Networking equipment
- Personal electronic items
- Printers and printer cartridges
- Projectors
- Scanners
- Stereos
- TVs, VCR players
The Council is advising residents to remove all private data from the devices. The items not included are Rear projection TVs, large white goods (fridges and freezers, washing machines, dryers, dishwashers, ovens, and hobs), CDs, DVDs, videos, and cassettes.
There will also be two Remote Area Problem Waste Collection Events at Colo Heights and Macdonald Valley starting May 2024. Additional information will be provided closer to the date, the Council mentioned.
To drop off select electronic items, residents can leave items such as batteries at the Community Recycling Centre (Hawkesbury City Waste Management Facility, 1 The Driftway, South Windsor).
