Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

What is e-waste?

Electronic waste or e-waste is discarded, surplus, obsolete, or broken electrical or electronic devices. Often the materials within these devices are potentially harmful to the environment.

What goes in to an E-waste bin/pallet?

• Computers
• Cables
• Mobile phones
• Monitors
• Scanners
• Faxes
• Video/DVD players

The following should not be placed in a secure document destruction bin/receptacle:

• Food waste
• Glass                                             
• Plastics
• Tissues
• Bottles and cans

What does Veolia do with electronic waste (E-waste) materials?

Electronic waste (E-waste) is collected either using pallets or bulk bins. It is then sent to our E-waste recycling facility located in Sydney. E-waste (including computers, printers, copiers, PABX etc) are manually dismantled and sorted into the respective recyclable parts for further processing.

Veolia entered into an alliance with Sims Group Limited, a leading recycling company, to establish Australia's first comprehensive electronic equipment (WEEE Program), or E-waste, recycling network. 

Veolia’s recycling operations are located in Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne and Perth.  However, Veolia also collects E-waste from everywhere in Australia for processing at a licensed facility.