E-Waste Collection Inner West Sydney
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E-waste collection across the Inner West — TVs, monitors, computers, laptops, printers and screens. NSW doesn't have a statewide ban on binning e-waste (Victoria does), but it shouldn't go in any household bin: anything with a battery can start a fire in the garbage truck, and TVs and computers can be recycled for free through the national scheme. Here's what the law actually says.
The share-house tech pile
The typical Inner West job is an accumulation rather than a single item. Share houses inherit electronics from a decade of departing housemates — an old TV nobody claimed, two dead laptops, a printer that stopped working in 2019, a box of cables, and a monitor propped behind a door.
Nobody deals with it because no single item is urgent and nobody's sure whose it is. Then a lease ends and it all has to go at once.
If that's you, book it before your final inspection. Anything left at the property comes out of the bond at the agent's contractor rate. Full end-of-lease guide.
Terraces make it physical
An old CRT television down a Victorian terrace staircase — narrow, steep, with a dogleg turn and a low ceiling over it — is a genuinely awkward carry. A 68cm CRT weighs 40–50kg.
Collection is kerbside only. Please arrange suitable help separately to bring items outside at the kerbside before pickup; we do not carry them down stairs.
Street access
Most Inner West streets have no off-street parking and cars on both sides. Where there's a rear lane or driveway, mention it — it usually makes the job faster. Collections run Monday to Friday, 6am–4pm.
Sign out before it leaves
Especially TVs, which people forget entirely. A smart TV holds your Netflix, Disney+, Stan, Prime and YouTube logins, your Wi-Fi password, and sometimes payment details.
Sign out of each app individually, factory reset, then forget the Wi-Fi network. Same order for laptops and phones — sign out of accounts before resetting. Full guide.
Watch for swollen batteries
If an old laptop won't sit flat on a table, the battery is swollen. Stop charging it, keep it somewhere cool and non-flammable, and tell us when you book — it changes how it's transported. Why that matters.
Council rules in the Inner West
Several councils route TVs, computers and screens to a separate e-waste stream rather than the bulky collection truck. Check your council before assuming a TV can go out with a booked collection — and never put anything out without a booking. More on council rules.
What we take
TVs, monitors, desktops, laptops, tablets, phones, printers, networking gear, game consoles, stereos, cables, chargers and power boards — any condition, broken included.
Plus fridges and freezers from $80 ($150 for a large one) and mattresses at $80 — the standard end-of-lease combination in a share house.
What it costs
A flat $80 per load — a normal household amount in one pickup. Old TVs are from $80 ($150 for a large TV). A very large load may be priced separately, and we always confirm before charging more. No call-out fee, and the price doesn't change on the day.
Areas we cover
Newtown, Enmore, Erskineville, Marrickville, Dulwich Hill, Petersham, Stanmore, Camperdown, Lewisham, St Peters, Tempe, Leichhardt, Annandale, Balmain, Rozelle, Haberfield, Ashfield, Summer Hill, Burwood, Strathfield, Concord and Drummoyne. See the full Inner West page.
Frequently asked questions
Do you take broken screens?
Yes. Condition is irrelevant — it's recycled for materials.
Can you take a whole share-house pile?
Yes — a normal household amount is a flat $80 per load. A very large pile may be priced separately; we always confirm before charging more.
Can housemates split it?
Sure — one booking, one visit, one payment to split.
My terrace stairs are really tight.
Arrange a suitable mover separately to get the items outside. Recycle Corp collects from the kerbside only.