60,000 Tonnes of Electronics are Thrown into Landfill Each Month
We're working to change that.
Starting with the Sydney metro area. We're building a cleaner future by making it easy for your unwanted electronics to have a new life - reusing where possible.
Reuse has the least impact and is the most efficient way to recycle.
Items that can't be restored or reused are sent to our recycling partners who break down and separate plastics and metals to be used in manufacturing.
First, we protect your data. See more details below.
Want to join us on our mission?
Book a pick up, schedule a community collection or drop off at one of our hubs.
Get in touch, we'd love to hear from you.
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We make it easy to keep unwanted electronics and appliances out of landfill.
Host student/parent community collections, education or fundraisers.
Easy collections with tailored solutions. All data secured and destroyed.
Customised logistics management and Value back for significant loads.
We recycle (working or not):
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Laptops; desktop computers; mobile phones; cameras; camera lenses and accessories; servers; switches; hard drives; motherboards; RAM; CPU; modems; tablets; controllers; control boxes; WiFi extenders; PLCs; SCADA systems; GPS navigation systems; computer games; Gameboys; Nintendos; Playstation; Xbox; iPads; iPods; iPhones; Android phones; graphics cards; cords and cables; turntables; DVD players; stereos; computer keyboards; routers; vintage mobile phones; vintage radios; receivers; amplifiers.
We can take most things with a circuit board. Check our full list of what we do and do not take.
Don't see your items on our list? Contact us at support@whirlrecycling.com
5.5
35,261+
Years Recycling
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Homes, Schools, Businesses, Communities​
2.7M+
8,970
Items Saved
from Landfill
Tonnes of Electronics
Reused or Recycled
How We Work
Box or Bag
Pack small loose items like cameras or mobiles in a box or bag. Items like desktops can stay out on their own.​
Easy Access
Households place items near your front doorstep, on your property. For workplaces we need easy, level access.
How We Protect Your Data
We fully destroy all data on your device - hard drives, memory sticks and others.
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If it can be reused, it is either reset to factory settings, or the hard drive is fully erased using Active@KillDisk.
If we can't reuse it, your device is then shredded and and smelted to become raw materials for something new.
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No data or private information is ever retained.
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If you remove your device from your cloud account, then reset it to factory settings, this also ensures that all data is irretrievably deleted.
Can't do this? That's not a problem.
The device can be used for parts or fully recycled.
No data survives that process.
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Still have questions? Feel free to call, text or email us.
Sometimes a quick chat can set your mind at ease.
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How We Can Afford to be Free
We're often asked:
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"Why are your services free? How can you afford to run a business without charging?"
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It's a balanced approach.
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Items from our list, whether fully recycled or scrapped, provide enough revenue to cover our costs.
They also cover those pick ups that have items of little or no value such as toasters, monitors, lights, kitchen appliances, fans and similar.
These cost us to transport and do not cover our costs of collection.
But, we still want to be able to recycle them. So, we pair those pick ups with one nearby that has items from our list.
In this way, we can afford to remain a free service.​
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We can't take items such as white goods, microwaves, heaters, lamps, BBQs, ovens, stoves, garden tools, plastics, plastic bags, cardboard, metal scrap, lightbulbs, or ceramics.
They need different processes.
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Kofi donations also go a long way to helping us cover costs to maintain a free service.
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