Batteries, globes, mobile phones and ink cartridges
Batteries, light globes, mobile phones and ink cartridges should not be disposed of in your red lid garbage bin. Instead, drop them off for recycling at:
Council’s Waste Management Office
31 Sefton Rd Thornleigh
Mon, Wed, Thur and Fri - 9am to 4pm, Tues - 9am to 7:30pm.
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Batteries
Batteries are made up of non renewable heavy metals and other toxic elements, including nickel, cadmium, alkaline, manganese, lithium mercury, nickel metal hydride, and lead. Some of these can be recycled indefinitely and some elements can threaten our environment if not properly discarded and/or recycled.
Unfortunately, batteries which end up in landfills and incinerators leak into the environment, causing a serious health risk to humans and animals.
Australia does not currently have a national recycling scheme for non-rechargeable batteries. However Hornsby Council is taking the lead and offering a recycling service to its residents for household batteries (no lead acid batteries).
These can be recycled by dropping them off at the following locations:
Councils' Waste Management Office
31 Sefton Rd, Thornleigh
Phone (02) 9847 4856
Mon, Wed, Thur and Fri - 9am to 4pm, Tues - 9am to 7:30pm
Council Administration Building
296 Pacific Hwy, Hornsby
Phone (02) 9847 6666
Mon – Fri, 8:30am – 4:30pm
Epping Library
Chambers court (off Pembroke St), Epping
Phone (02) 9847 6120
Normal Library operating hours
Battery World Hornsby
Shop 3, 86 George Street, Hornsby
Phone (02) 9987 1877
Monday to Friday 8am to 5.30pm, Saturday 8am to 5pm
Car Batteries Australia
45 Pemberton St, Botany NSW 2019
Phone 02 9684 2751
Monday to Sunday: 6.30am to 8.30pm
For more information visit www.cleanup.org.au
Light globes
Did you know that the mercury from one fluorescent tube can pollute 30,000 litres of water and make it unsafe to drink? The largest source of mercury pollution entering our environment is from fluorescent tubes in landfill. With currently less than 1% of fluorescent tubes recycled, 99% are going to landfill. Council is taking action against this potential environmental harm by offering a recycling service.
Drop off old fluorescent tubes and other household globes to:
Councils' Waste Management Office
31 Sefton Rd, Thornleigh
Phone (02) 9847 4856
Mon, Wed, Thur and Fri - 9am to 4pm, Tues - 9am to 7:30pm
Mobile phones
Mobile phones contain a variety of metals that are potentially hazardous to the environment and human health. Over 90% of materials in mobile phones are recyclable and can be reused in products such as stainless steel, plastic fence posts and jewellery.
Drop off unwanted mobile phones, phone batteries, chargers and accessories to:
Councils' Waste Management Office
31 Sefton Rd, Thornleigh
Phone (02) 9847 4856
Mon, Wed, Thur and Fri - 9am to 4pm, Tues - 9am to 7:30pm
Mobile phone retailers usually accept mobile phones for recycling. For other mobile phone recycling locations visit www.mobilemuster.com.au or www.recyclingnearyou.com.au.
Ink and Toner cartridges
Every printer cartridge contains plastics, foam, metal and inks and toners. By recycling them we can keep both valuable and potentially dangerous materials out of landfill. Since the launch of the Cartridge 4 Planet Ark campaign in 2003, over 14 million cartridges have been recycled. This represents a carbon saving of over 17,000 tonnes.
Drop of ink and toner cartridges to:
Councils' Waste Management Office
31 Sefton Rd, Thornleigh
Phone (02) 9847 4856
Mon, Wed, Thur and Fri - 9am to 4pm, Tues - 9am to 7:30pm
For other recycling locations visit cartridges.planetark.org.