TOP e-waste recycling councils in WA per capita for 2019

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These are the statistics you’ve all been asking for! In the first table, you can see how well respective councils collected e-waste taking into consideration the number of people living in the council.

In the second table, you can see the same data displayed purely by the volume of e-waste received from each council in 2019 and recycled by TGR.

Thank you to all the councils that recycled with us in 2019.

What if I can’t find my council?

In case your council is not listed it means one of the two things:

  1. Your council doesn’t have an e-waste recycling program setup and unfortunately sends your electronics to a landfill. (If this is the case we are eager to work with the council to change this.)
  2. Your council doesn’t recycle locally here in WA and ships your e-waste to eastern states. (If this is the case we are eager to work with the council to change this as well, as local recycling creates local jobs and reduces environmental impacts.)

We recommend calling your local representatives to find out what exactly is happening to your e-waste.

What can I do to help my council rank higher this year?

Great question! We recommend finding out what options your council provides. Visit their website to learn about upcoming collection events and your nearest drop-off location.

Councils have 3 options to divert e-waste from landfill for its residents:

  1. Set up a permanent drop off location.
  2. Hold a collection event.
  3. Partner with a local retailer to establish a take-back program in the area.

Cleaning up your draws and shed is a good way to start. Always remember, reuse comes before recycling. So try donating or selling your still functional items before parting with them. Recycling costs money and should be the last option.

And Remember! Do not put your electronics in your 240L bins it is a hazard environmentally and may cause a fire in waste facilities and trucks.

WA councils’ e-waste recycling efforts per capita

Position

Council

Kg delivered

Population*

Kg collected per capita
1 Shire of Cunderdin 5,842 1,440 4.056944444
2 Shire of Toodyay 13,568 4,427 3.064829456
3 City of Stirling 591,450 220,249 2.685369741
4 Shire of Chittering 12,646 5,742 2.202368513
5 Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup 12,166 6,062 2.006928406
6 Shire of Broome 29,524 16,952 1.741623407
7 City of Busselton 64,951 38,926 1.668576273
8 Shire of Northam 15,712 11,190 1.404110813
9 City of Bunbury 44,607.5 31,776 1.403811052
10 Shire of Esperance 18,788  14,281  1.315594146 
11 City of Karratha 27,968  22,414  1.247791559 
12 Shire of Bridgetown 5,277  4,722  1.117534943 
13 Shire of Yilgarn 1,256 1,169 1.074422583 
14 City of Kalgoorlie Boulder 29,545 29,998  0.9848989933 
15 Bunbury Harvey Regional Council 55,177 59,574  0.9261926344 
16 City of Fremantle 28,361.5  30,868  0.9187994039 
17 Shire of Collie 7,537 8,754  0.8609778387 
18 Shire of Denmark 5,114 6,154  0.8310042249 
19 City of Kalamunda 45,930 58,946  0.7791877311 
20 Shire of Mundaring 29,216 39,139  0.7464677176 
21 Shire of Gingin 3,477 5,258  0.6612780525 
22 City of Albany 24,910  37,826  0.6585417438 
23 Shire of Augusta-Margaret River 10,256 15,700  0.6532484076 
24 Shire of Manjimup 5,233  9,159  0.5713505841 
25 City of Swan 59,673 123,643 0.4826233592 
26 City of Greater Geraldton 18,479 38,738 0.4770251433 
27 Shire of Capel 7,953  18,022  0.441293974 
28 City of Bayswater 30,404 69,083  0.4401082756 
29 City of Cockburn 35,279 112,165 0.3145277047 
30 City of Canning 25,228 93,491 0.2698441561 
31 Town of Bassendean 4,019 15,739 0.2553529449 
32 Mindarie Regional Council 137,068 712,891  0.1922706276 
33 City of Melville  18,804  101,940 0.1844614479
34 Shire of Harvey 5,072 27,798  0.1824591697 
35 City of Kwinana 6,786  43,511  0.1559605617
36 City of Nedlands 3,046 22,554  0.135053649 
37 City of Perth 2,196  27,762  0.07910092933
38 Town of Port Hedland  1,141 14,975  0.07619365609
39 EMRC council  23,466  366,940  0.06395050962 
40 City of Wanneroo 7,963 203,679  0.03909583217 
41 City of Vincent 1,125 36,088  0.03117379738
42 City of Subiaco 473 17,106  0.02765111657
43 City of Belmont 540 41,510  0.01300891351 

*Population numbers used: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_government_areas_of_Western_Australia

WA councils’ e-waste recycling efforts by volume

Position Council Kg delivered
1 City of Stirling 591,450
2 Mindarie Regional Council 137,068
3 City of Busselton 64,951
4 City of Swan 59,673
5 Bunbury Harvey Regional Council 55,177
6 City of Kalamunda 45,930
7 City of Bunbury 44,607.5
8 City of Cockburn 35,279
9 City of Bayswater 30,404
10 City of Kalgoorlie Boulder  29,545
11 Shire of Broome  29,524 
12 Shire of Mundaring 29,216
13 City of Fremantle 28,361.5 
14 City of Karratha 27,968
15 City of Canning 25,228
16 City of Albany 24,910
17 EMRC council  23,466 
18 City of Melville  18,804
19 Shire of Esperance 18,788
20 City of Greater Geraldton  18,479
21 Shire of Northam  15,712
22 Shire of Toodyay  13,568 
23 Shire of Chittering  12,646
24 Shire of Donnybrook-Balingup 12,166
25 Shire of Augusta-Margaret River 10,256 
26 City of Wanneroo  7,963
27 Shire of Capel  7,953 
28 Shire of Collie 7,537
29 City of Kwinana  6,786
30 Shire of Cunderdin  5,842 
31 Shire of Bridgetown  5,277 
32 Shire of Manjimup  5,233 
33 Shire of Denmark  5,114 
34 Shire of Harvey  5,072 
35 Town of Bassendean  4,019 
36 Shire of Gingin 3,477
37 City of Nedlands 3,046
38 City of Perth 2,196
39 Shire of Yilgarn 1,256
40 Town of Port Hedland 1,141
41 City of Vincent 1,125
42 City of Belmont 540
43 City of Subiaco 473