Here are your monthly e-waste statistics brought to you by the largest recycler in Western Australia.
In November we recovered 251,896 kg of materials and recycled 46,554 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 November 2022!
- City of Stirling = 53.3T
- City of Bunbury = 9.4T
- City of Armadale = 9T
- Mindarie Regional Council = 8.9T
- City of Swan = 8.1T
- City of Fremantle = 5.6T
- Shire of Collie = 5.5T
- Western Metropolitan Regional Council = 5.3T
- City of Bayswater = 5.3T
- City of Albany = 5.1T
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 November, we processed 340,774kgs and recovered 251,896 kg of materials. Ferrous metals accounting for 137 tonnes this month.
- Ferrous Metals = 137T
- Plastic Sent to Landfill = 57T
- Plastic Recycled = 53T
- Non Ferrous Metal = 30.9T
- Precious Metal Composites = 13.4T
- Ink and Toner = 5.9T
- Batteries = 3.9T
- Composite Materials = 3.4T
- Non-Leaded Glass = 1.6T
- Leaded Glass = 1.1T
- Wood = 0.4T
- Fluorescent Light Globes = 0.36T
Top 10 items recycled
In November we recycled a total of 46,554 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