WA’s e-waste recycling statistics for April 2023

Here are your monthly e-waste statistics brought to you by the largest e-waste recycler in WA.

In April 2023 we recovered 251,005 kg of materials and recycled 22,994 items.

Top 10 performing councils in WA

Congratulations to our TOP e-waste recycling champions in April 2023!

  1. City of Stirling = 46.5T
  2. Mindarie Regional Council = 13.6T
  3. City of Busselton = 13.0T
  4. City of Armadale = 8.4T
  5. City of Swan = 6.5T
  6. Shire of East Pilbara = 5.3T
  7. City of Fremantle = 5.1T
  8. City of Rockingham = 4.9T
  9. Western Metropolitan Regional Council = 4.2T
  10. Shire of Northam = 4.1T

Materials recovered from e-waste

Through the month of April, we processed 251,005 kgs and recovered 214,320 kgs of materials. 42% of this recovered material was ferrous metals, accounting for 90 tonnes during the month.

  • Ferrous Metals = 90.4T
  • Plastic Recycled = 51.1T
  • Plastic Sent to Landfill = 33.1T
  • Non-Ferrous Metal = 17.2T
  • Precious Metal Composites = 11.0T
  • Ink and Toner = 4.5T
  • Batteries = 4.3T
  • Composite Materials = 1.5T
  • Non-Leaded Glass = 0.88T
  • Wood = 0.01T

Top 10 items recycled

This month we recycled a total of 22,994 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