WA’s e-waste recycling statistics for June 2023

Here are your monthly e-waste statistics brought to you by the largest recycler in Western Australia.

In June 2023 we received 297,024 kg of materials and recycled 32,436 items.

Top 10 performing councils in WA

Congratulations to our TOP e-waste recycling champions in June 2023!

  1. City of Stirling = 53.9T
  2. Mindarie Regional Council = 15.7T
  3. City of Swan = 12.3T
  4. City of Armadale = 9.1T
  5. City of Albany = 7.2T
  6. City of Bayswater = 5.2T
  7. City of Rockingham = 4.4T
  8. City of Busselton = 4.32T
  9. City of Cockburn = 4.31T
  10. City of Fremantle = 4.0T

Materials recovered from e-waste

Through the month of June, we processed 297,024 kgs and recovered 262,319 kgs of materials. 42% of this recovered material was ferrous metals, accounting for 115 tonnes during the month.

  • Ferrous Metals = 115.6T
  • Plastic Sent to Landfill = 58.4T
  • Plastic Recycled = 56.3T
  • Non-Ferrous Metal = 45.0T
  • Precious Metal Composites = 22.3T
  • Non-Leaded Glass = 4.9T
  • Composite Materials = 4.2T
  • Batteries = 3.7T
  • Ink and Toner = 2.8T

Top 10 items recycled

This month we recycled a total of 32,436 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