Recycle Your e-Waste
E-Waste & Battery Recycling at The Good Guys
If you've got used household batteries, tech or small appliances you want to recycle, The Good Guys can help!
All our stores are equipped to take back household batteries, small e-waste items like phones, laptops, cabling and accessories, and small domestic appliances like kettles, toasters and personal care devices.
Look out for our battery and phone kiosks on the shop floor, or simply hand over your small e-waste items to a team member, and we will do the rest!
Click here for a comprehensive list of what small e-waste items we can accept in-store. Our in-store service is free of charge.
Selected stores also have larger e-waste cages which enable the recycling of televisions.
Before handing in your device for recycling, remember to check if it eligible for trade-in on our trade in portal here.
Got a large appliance to recycle but can't get to a store? Click below to book a recycling pick-up from the comfort of your own home through our recycling partner (charges apply).
Television recycling
Selected stores also offer larger e-waste cages at the back of store, which facilitate the recycling of unwanted televisions of all sizes.
Our in-store recycling bins are now available at selected stores. Drop off your old phone and household batteries in the provided E-Waste bin or speak to a team member for bigger items including laptops and tablets, as well as small appliances such as kettles, toasters and microwaves.
E-waste items accepted in store for recycling
The Good Guys will accept the following products regardless of where they were purchased:
Computers – laptops, printers, tablets, keyboards, mice, accessories Home entertainment – DVD/CD players, streaming systems, cables, receivers, power boards Cameras – cameras, handheld video recorders, chargers, lenses, security systems, drones Lifestyle Electronics – speakers, radios, headphones, well-being equipment, smart home Appliances – toasters, kettles, small microwaves, vacuums, coffee machines
Size restrictions
Please note size restrictions apply for our in store E-Waste recycling service. Items should be no larger than: 450mm x 450mm (wide/deep) and no taller than 1000mm (for products such as stick vacuums).
Product restrictions
There are a number of product we are unable to accept for recycling in store due to size, space, and safety considerations:
E-bikes & E-scooters
Batteries from E-bikes or Scooters
Car Batteries
Power Tools
Bulky appliances - such as fridges, big microwaves, washers & dryers etc. (See above for home collection)
The Good Guys E-Waste Recycling FAQs
E-Waste is any item with a plug, battery or cord that is no longer working or wanted. E-Waste is not restricted to 'technology products'; even your old kettle and toaster is considered E-Waste.
E-Waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams in Australia, and in many states is banned from landfill due to the adverse impacts e-waste can have if left in the environment.
Check to see if you unwanted item is eligible for trade in. Click here for more details. If your item is still in working order, but is unwanted and has no value for trade in, it can still be handed in for recycling.
All our stores offer battery and small e-waste recycling. Look out for our battery and phone recycling kiosks on the shop floor, or simply hand over your small e-waste items to a team member, and we will do the rest!
Selected stores also offer TV recycling. Click here to see a list of participating stores for Television Recycling.
The average Australian generates 23kg of E-Waste. E-waste can’t be recycled in household recycling bins, and in many states is banned from landfill due to the adverse impacts e-waste can have on the environment.
Recycling E-Waste is essential for the recovery of critical raw materials which can be re-used in the manufacturing of new products. This minimises the need to utilise virgin materials in the production process of new products, which reduces the consumption of finite natural resources.
All items are sent to our third-party e-waste recycling partners. Items are ‘shredded’ with all data destroyed in the recycling process. Manual and automated processes are then used to maximise the recovery of reusable materials such as steel, aluminium and copper.
Once the item leaves our store to be recycled it is no longer retrievable, so please be sure before handing it over.