WA’s e-waste recycling statistics for August 2023

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

In August 2023 we received 351,694 kg of materials and recycled 59,131 items. 

Top 10 performing councils in WA

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

  1. City of Stirling = 47.1T
  2. City of Armadale = 18.8T
  3. Shire of Augusta-Margaret River = 12.8T
  4. Mindarie Regional Council = 10.9T
  5. Shire of Manjimup = 8.3T
  6. City of Karratha = 8.1T
  7. Shire of East Pilbara = 6.0T
  8. City of Rockingham = 5.7T
  9. City of Cockburn = 5.3T
  10. City of Mandurah = 5.2T

 

Materials recovered from e-waste

Through the month of August, we processed 351,694 kgs and recovered 353,782 kgs of materials. 42% of this recovered material was ferrous metals, accounting for 149 tonnes during the month.

  • Ferrous Metals = 149.9T
  • Plastic Sent to Landfill = 68.1T
  • Plastic Recycled = 40.5T
  • Non-Ferrous Metal = 40.1T
  • Precious Metal Composites = 18.4T
  • Composite Materials = 5.1T
  • Ink and Toner = 4.8T
  • Batteries = 3.3T
  • Non-Leaded Glass = 1.3T
  • Leaded Glass = 0.7T

 


Top 10 items recycled

This month we recycled a total of 59,131 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