WA’s e-waste recycling statistics for May 2023

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

In May 2023 we recovered 253,800 kg of materials and recycled 38,497 items.

Top 10 performing councils in WA

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

  1. City of Stirling = 60.1T
  2. Bunbury Harvey Regional Council = 15.2T
  3. City of Armadale = 12.2T
  4. Mindarie Regional Council = 11.9T
  5. Shire of Serpentine-Jarrahdale = 8.8T
  6. City of Mandurah = 7.9T
  7. City of Kalamunda = 5.7T
  8. City of Busselton = 4.8T
  9. City of Kalgoorlie-Boulder = 4.5T
  10. Western Metropolitan Regional Council = 4.4T

Materials recovered from e-waste

Through the month of May, we processed 347,551 kgs and recovered 253,800 kgs of materials. 55% of this recovered material was ferrous metals, accounting for 140 tonnes during the month.

  • Ferrous Metals = 140.9T
  • Plastic Sent to Landfill = 64.7T
  • Plastic Recycled = 44.5T
  • Non-Ferrous Metal = 32.0T
  • Precious Metal Composites = 20.0T
  • Batteries = 4.9T
  • Ink and Toner = 4.2T
  • Composite Materials = 4.1T
  • Wood = 1.1T
  • Non-Leaded Glass = 0.73T

Top 10 items recycled

This month we recycled a total of 38,497 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