20/10/2026
Sydney, you helped us change what happens to unwanted electronics.
When we started Arnies in 2019, we set out to solve a problem: the rising tsunami of unwanted electronics going to landfill. At the time recycling your tech was much harder than it needed to be.
Free home pickups weren’t available. Small businesses were largely overlooked or faced hefty collection fees. Too many people thought old electronics belonged in the red bin. We believed there was a better way and so built a free service to make it easy for households and small businesses to do something different.
And you got behind it.
You opened your doors to us, collected old tech from your neighbours, organised collections at your schools and workplaces, told your friends, and came back again and again when the next drawer filled up.
What began as Arnies is now Whirl Recycling. Since 2019, your individual actions, small and large, have added up to something extraordinary:
💚 More than 40,000 homes, schools and workplaces
💚 3.2 million items collected
💚 More than 9,500 tonnes
Behind those numbers are people who made the effort, spread the word and helped make electronics recycling part of everyday life in Sydney.
We’re proud to have helped lead that change. And we’re deeply grateful to everyone who has made it possible.
Whether you’ve known us since the Arnies days or booked your first Whirl pickup this week, Adrian and I thank you.
You’ve made a massive difference.
