WA’s e-waste recycling statistics for October 2022

Nov10
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

Why our recycling recovery rate has changed

Nov10
Our monthly statistics are going to look a bit different from now on. We’ll explain why, and how a short term issue is going to lead to long term industry improvements. Plastic Export ban comes into effect As you will probably be aware, in December 2020 the Australian Federal government passed the Recycling and Waste Reduction Act. As a result of this legislation, companies can only export waste plastics by complying with the Recycling and

What is theTechnology Re-use Centre?

Oct20
Last month Total Green took to the road to deploy our Technology Re-use Centre at the ‘Close the Loop’ Exhibition hosted at the Bunbury Forum. What is the Technology Re-use Centre? Our Technology Re-use Centre is a mobile data destruction service. The Degausser and Data Destroyer completely wipe and destroy a drive in 15 seconds. It is a great way to show the public how quick and easy data destruction can be. It generates a

Computers donated to Ukrainian Refugees

Oct20
Total Green Recycling is well known for its e-waste recycling division, located in Welshpool. However, we also focus on re-using IT assets via our Asset Recovery (AR) division, located in Canning Vale. The objective of Asset Recovery is to refurbish and re-home thousands of working computers a year, resulting in a better e-waste outcome. Old tech can help people in need An added benefit is we can work with charitable organisations to help people in