E-Cycle It - Electronic Waste Collection

Where :

Athletics Centre

When :

17/09/2011 to 18/09/2011

9am to 3pm

E-Cycle It, the successful electronic waste recycling weekend, returns for another year thanks to Blacktown City Council.

The local community are encouraged to bring down electronic waste for recycling the Blacktown International Sportspark between 9am and 3pm on Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 September.

Electronic waste that will be accepted over the weekend includes:

  • Computers
  • Laptops
  • Fax machines
  • Keyboards
  • Hand held devices
  • Network and memory cards
  • Floppy disks and CD/DVD drives
  • UPS System
  • Printers
  • Scanners
  • Telephones and mobile phones
  • Joysticks
  • Computer game consoles including hand held
  • Televisions
  • Video players
  • Hi-fi / stereo equipment
  • Digital cameras
  • Cathode Ray Tubes (CRTS)
  • Kitchen and household appliances including microwaves
  • Photocopiers
  • Projectors
  • Household batteries
  • Light globes
  • Loose toner or ink cartridges


Household batteries, fluorescent globes and mixed household globes will also be accepted at the collection.

Council has partnered with Sims E-Recycling for E-Cycle It to achieve the best possible environmental outcomes. Sims has a unique automated E-Waste recycling facility at Villawood, where up to 98 percent of all material is recovered for reuse as raw materials in the manufacturing of new products.

Materials recovered include steel, copper, plastic, glass, aluminium and PVC. Each tonne of E-Waste recycled saves 3 to 5 tonnes of CO2 emissions.

The following types of electronic equipment will not be accepted at the E-Cycle It event:

  • Hazardous waste
  • Cathode Ray Tubes that are cracked or broken
  • Whitegoods
  • Smoke alarms / detectors
  • X Rays

    For more information contact Blacktown City Council 9839 6000