How to recycle your laptop and computer for free
Dec07
Accidents happen. All of us have been there or at least know someone who’ve spilled a hot tea or coffee over their laptop or dropped the mobile phone into the toilet. However, most people dispose of their mobile or laptop because they want to upgrade to a new one. For many, it could just be that the battery life has dropped down too low and rather than buying a new battery they just want a
Recycling facility tours during National Recycling Week (NRW) 2019
Nov20
The National Recycling Week 2019 fell this year on the week of 11th – 17th November. As every year, it was a great opportunity for all of us to reflect on the efforts of recycling and remind ourselves (and perhaps to others) the urgency of responsible waste management. This year in particular with a large emphasis on the importance of creating local circular economy here in Perth and WA. Total Green decided to put on
6 questions to ask to ensure your e-waste is not being exported illegally
Nov18
Australian e-waste has a reputation for ending up in African or Asian countries, torn apart and burnt by under-aged children. (You can read this article by ABC from 2017 Australian e-waste ending up in toxic African dump, torn apart by children or more recent E-waste exports highlight need for tighter controls on ‘unethical and irresponsible’ trade.) At Total Green Recycling, we pride ourselves on making sure it doesn’t happen to any of the e-waste we
WA’s e-waste recycling statistics for October 2019
Nov15
In October we recycled 37,401 items and recovered 176,452 Kg of materials. Our IT Asset Management branch refurbished 1,256 items. During 31 collection from Perth’s businesses, our Customer managers collected 256 pallets of IT equipment to be tested, refurbished and repurposed. Top 10 performing councils in WA Congratulations to our TOP e-waste recycling champions in October 2019! 1) City of Stirling = 49.4 T 2) City of Busselton = 14.6 T 3) Bunbury Harvey Regional