WA’s e-waste recycling statistics for July 2023

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

In July 2023 we received 394,161 kg of materials and recycled 44,675 items.

Top 10 performing councils in WA

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

  1. City of Stirling = 56.7T
  2. City of Karratha= 21.1T
  3. Mindarie Regional Council = 15.5T
  4. City of Armadale = 9.7T
  5. City of Melville = 7.8T
  6. Shire of Mundaring = 5.6T
  7. Western Metropolitan Regional Council = 5.25T
  8. Town of Cambridge = 5.24T
  9. City of Bunbury = 5.18T
  10. Shire of Chittering = 5.15T

Materials recovered from e-waste

Through the month of July, we processed 394,161 kgs and recovered 255,583 kgs of materials. 36% of this recovered material was ferrous metals, accounting for 122 tonnes during the month.

  • Ferrous Metals = 122.0T
  • Plastic Recycled = 62.3T
  • Plastic Sent to Landfill = 59.9T
  • Non-Ferrous Metal = 32.8T
  • Precious Metal Composites = 18.9T
  • Composite Materials = 5.3T
  • Ink and Toner = 3.8T
  • Non-Leaded Glass = 3.4T
  • Leaded Glass = 2.6T
  • Batteries = 2.5T
  • Wood = 1.5T


Top 10 items recycled

This month we recycled a total of 44,675 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