From July 1, as part of Victoria-wide changes to waste handling, e-waste (any item with a plug, cord or battery) will no longer be accepted in any kerbside bins.
In Wodonga, you'll be able to drop your items off to the new e-waste shed at the Waste Transfer Station.
With the help of Victorian Government funding, Wodonga Council built an important e-waste collection shed at the Waste Transfer Station.
This will allow residents to dispose of all their e-waste at one site.
“Wodonga Council is extremely pleased to be providing this service to our community,” Wodonga Council Waste Management Co-ordinator Jason Perna said.
“E-waste contains valuable resources that we can reuse as well as some nasty materials that are bad for the environment.
“With the development of this important infrastructure, Wodonga Council is making sure that e-waste will go to a place where it can be properly recycled.”
The work being undertaken by Wodonga Council is part of a state-wide effort to improve Victoria’s e-waste collection network.
The $15 million commitment from the Victorian Government will go towards upgrading close to 130 e-waste collection and storage sites across 76 councils.
The upgrades will ensure 98 per cent of Victorians in metropolitan areas will be within a 20-minute drive of an e-waste disposal point, and 98 per cent of Victorians in regional areas will be within a 30-minute drive of an e-waste disposal point.
E-waste can be described as anything with a plug or battery that has reached the end of its useful life.
It includes everything from old mobile phones, computers and related equipment, audio devices, refrigerators and other white goods, hair driers, TVs, heaters, and air-conditioners.
The amount of e-waste generated in Victoria is projected to increase from 109,000 tonnes in 2015 to about 256,000 tonnes in 2035.
Wodonga Council is proud to be working with Sustainability Victoria and the Victorian Government to demonstrate national leadership on the collection of e-waste, one of the fastest growing waste streams in Australia.