Disposing of e-waste may soon be easier, with Officeworks helping to boost the number of collection sites available across Victoria ahead of a ban on e-waste at landfill sites that is due to start on July 1.
From July 1, any item with a plug, battery or cord can no longer be placed in kerbside bins and instead must be deposited at a designated e-waste drop-off point.
Officeworks sites will collect mobile phones, ink cartridges and IT waste items, forming part of a network of more than 1000 locations across the state that will take a range of e-waste items.
The ban will ensure valuable materials left inside e-waste can be safely recovered and reused, while reducing the damage electronic items can have on the environment and human health.
E-waste is the fastest-growing stream of waste worldwide and covers everything from old mobile phones, computers and audio devices to refrigerators and other whitegoods, hair dryers, TVs, heaters and air-conditioners.
To learn more about e-waste in Victoria and find your nearest drop-off point, go to the website at ewaste.vic.gov.au