Here are your monthly e-waste statistics brought to you by the largest recycler in Western Australia.
In October we recovered 170,626 kg of materials and recycled 51,575 items. Our recovery rate looks a bit different this month, you can read about why here: Why our recovery rate has changed
Top 10 performing councils in WA
Congratulations to our TOP e-waste recycling champions in October 2022!
- City of Stirling = 51.2T
- City of Armadale = 10.1T
- City of Swan = 9.5T
- City of Busselton = 9.4T
- Mindarie Regional Council = 9.3T
- City of Mandurah = 8.5T
- City of Kwinana = 5.3T
- Western Metropolitan Regional Council = 5.2T
- Shire of Augusta-Margaret River = 5.1T
- City of Cockburn = 4.9T
Head to our website to find out where you can drop your e-waste: Free Drop-off Locations
Materials recovered from e-waste
Overall in October, we recovered 170,626 kg of materials. Ferrous metals accounting for 125 tonnes this month.
- Ferrous Metals = 112T
- Non Ferrous Metal = 25.1T
- Precious Metal Composites = 10.4T
- Ink and Toner = 4.6T
- Batteries = 4.5T
- Composite Materials = 4.3T
- Non-Leaded Glass = 3.6T
- Leaded Glass = 2.5T
- Wood = 2.2T
Top 10 items recycled
In August we recycled a total of 51,575 items. All these items were diverted from landfill.
You can see what happens to this E-waste here: What does the process of recycling e-waste look like