TGR at the Waste & Recycle Conference 2019

Oct02
“Whose WARR is it anyway?” was the theme at this year’s Waste & Recycle 2019 Conference. The Conference, hosted by the Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia (WMRR), Department of Water and Environmental Regulation (DWER), and Western Australian Local Government Association (WALGA), is the leading waste and resource recovery event in Western Australia. “It’s not a war! Waste is a symptom of an economic system that needs changing!”   This was the message

What happens to batteries we recover from e-waste

Sep19
People often ask us what happens to materials we recover from all the electronic waste we dismantle in our facility. Today we’re going to explain what happens to batteries we recover from all electronic items we receive. While we don’t focus on collecting batteries, in the last 2 years we received over twenty (20) tonnes of batteries. From lead-acid car batteries to lithium-ion laptop batteries and everything in between. That’s about 250 beer kegs full

WA’s e-waste recycling statistics for August 2019

Sep18
In August we recycled 26,790 electronic items. Our recycling numbers are lower for the month of August and September due to our move to a new recycling facility. Top 10 performing councils in WA Congratulations to our TOP e-waste recycling champions in August 2019! 1) City of Stirling = 51.6 T 2) Bunbury Harvey Regional Council = 10.3 T 3) Mindarie Regional Council = 8.5 T 4) Shire of Mundaring = 5.6 R 5) Shire

Where can I drop-off my e-waste?

Sep16
Globally we produce more than 50 million tonnes of e-waste annually, 700,000 tonnes of which is generated right here in Australia. To put 700,000 tonnes into perspective – it is equivalent to the weight of 125,000 jumbo jets worth of e-waste every year. Can you imagine 125,000 jumbo jets being dumped into a landfill? So how do we correctly dispose of those tonnes of electronics we no longer can use? Do you know what to