WA’s e-waste recycling statistics for September 2023

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

In September 2023 we received 331,990 kg of materials and recycled 25,640 items. 

Top 10 performing councils in WA

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

  1. City of Stirling = 58.2T
  2. City of Armadale = 17.8T
  3. Mindarie Regional Council = 14.6T
  4. Shire of Augusta-Margaret River = 12.8T
  5. City of Greater Geraldton = 9.2T
  6. City of Mandurah = 8.9T
  7. City of Karratha = 8.1T
  8. City of Rockingham = 6.3T
  9. City of Swan = 5.6T
  10. City of Kalgoorlie–Boulder = 5.3T

 

Materials recovered from e-waste

Through the month of September, we processed 331,990 kgs and recovered 296,489 kgs of materials. 46% of this recovered material was ferrous metals, accounting for 136 tonnes during the month.

  • Ferrous Metals = 136.5T
  • Plastic Sent to Landfill = 58.6T
  • Non-Ferrous Metal = 24.4T
  • Plastic Recycled = 20.3T
  • Precious Metal Composites = 18.3T
  • Ink and Toner = 7.4T
  • Batteries = 4.7T
  • Composite Materials = 3.5T
  • Wood = 1.8T
  • Fluorescent Light Globes = 0.4T

 

 


Top 10 items recycled

This month we recycled a total of 25,640 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