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Council offers a Reusable Items Collection for electronic waste (e-waste), reusable clothing and household items so that they do not end up in landfill. These include:
- a bookable home collection service called HomeCycle, which finished on 6 December 2023
- clothing and e-waste trailers and hubs around the municipality to drop off clothing and small e-waste items
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HomeCycle
HomeCycle finished on 6 December 2023. Over 48 weeks, the program collected a total of 53,470kgs of reusable home items. These items were donated to various charities and relief organisations. This initiative promoted the reuse and circularity of items.
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Clothing and E-waste Trailers and Hubs
We have clothing and e-waste trailers across the municipality for collection of clothing (good condition, worn or torn) and small electricals.
Trailers
The trailers are at the following locations:
- Nunawading Community Hub, 96–106 Springvale Rd, Nunawading VIC 3131
- Sportlink Vermont South, 2 Hanover Rd, Vermont South VIC 3133
- Aqualink Box Hill, 31 Surrey Drive, Box Hill
Hubs
The recycling hubs can be found at the following locations:
- Inside the foyer of Nunawading Library, 379 Whitehorse Road, Nunawading 3131. For opening hours please visit the Whitehorse Manningham Libraries website.
- Box Hill Library, 1040 Whitehorse Road, Box Hill 3128
Accepted items
- Clothes, shoes, handbags in a clean and reusable condition (worn and torn also accepted)
- Small electrical items with a cord (laptop, mobile phones, radio, hair dryer, hair straightener/curler, kettle, toaster, electrical tools, air fryer, electric blanket, sewing machine, blender, food processor etc.)
How to use the hubs & trailers
There are two chutes, one for electronic waste and one for clothing, please separate items accordingly.
To place items into the chute, there will be signage indicating to push items up into the opening. There is no need to open any doors. Please see the image below.
Residents can drop off as many items as needed. Please ensure items are bagged. When dropping off clothing and e-waste, please do not jam the items into the chute or place items on or next to the trailer/hub.
Items not accepted
Toys, furniture, large electrical appliances (such as fridges and stoves), soiled clothing, mattresses, books, doonas, pillows, bric-a-brac (household items like photo frames, glassware and kitchenware).
If the trailer or hub is overfull or there is dumping
A sensor will automatically alert the collection company to empty the trailer/hub. Should there be any issues or illegal dumping please call the 24-hour hotline on 1300 687 261.
Why we provide these services
Textile and electronic waste (e-waste), are two of the fastest growing waste streams in Melbourne. Textile waste makes up approximately 4% of waste sent to landfill and remains one of the top five items incorrectly put in the recycling bins, while electronic waste was banned from landfill as of 1 July 2019.
We are committed to waste reduction and work with partners like HomeCycle to expand opportunities to easily reuse and recycle items. We still encourage donations of reusable items to local charities, although call ahead to see if the item is accepted or needed prior to donating.
