E-Waste and soft plastics drop off day

Next date: Saturday, 16 May 2026 | 09:00 AM to 02:00 PM

Do you wish you could recycle all the soft plastics you throw away? 

Do you have electronic waste (e-waste) piling up that you don't know what to do with? 

Bring these tricky items to our next drop-off day for safe disposal and recycling.  

Electronic waste

E-Waste covers all items that are powered by batteries or that plug into electric outlets. Most of these items can be refurbished for reuse or recycled.

Common household e-waste items include: 

• mobile phones
• chargers
• televisions
• computers, monitors and laptops 
• device batteries
• kitchen appliances 
• radios 
• CD players

• cameras

Please note we can only accept household quantities of e-waste on this drop-off day (not commercial quantities). 

Batteries

Batteries and vapes cannot be thrown away in any household bin. Please bring them along to this drop-off event for safe disposal and recycling. 

Soft plastics

Residents have told us they are disappointed that we now have to put all our scrunchy plastics in the general rubbish bin. Fortunately, the recycling industry is working hard to find a way to recycle more soft plastics so we can send less to landfill. 

We are excited to share that we're accepting soft plastics at our next drop-off day. Items collected will go to the new APR soft plastics processing facility where they will be recycled into new soft plastics. 

Common soft plastics can be scrunched up easily, including:

• plastic bags
• bread bags
• pasta and rice bags
• chip packets
• lolly wrappers
• bubble wrap
• cling wrap
• frozen food bags

Please make sure soft plastics are clean before you drop them off.

When

Location

Sugar Gum Drive, Altona - enter from Bluegum Drive (off Fresno Street).

Please note: Sugargum Drive from Civic Parade will be closed.

Hobsons Bay City Council Operations Centre, Sugar Gum Drive, Altona, 3018, View Map