In May we recycled 31,676 electronic items. On top of the ladder were computer miscellaneous and flat-screen televisions.
Overall in May, we recovered 216,472Kg of materials. (That’s about 1,592 Jeep Wrangler cars.)
Top 5 performing councils in WA
Congratulations to our TOP e-waste recycling champions in May 19′.
- City of Stirling (Recycling Centre Balcatta) = 39 T
- Mindarie Regional Council (Tamala Park Waste) = 22 T
- City of Albany = 11.1 T
- City of Bunbury = 10 T
- Bunbury Harvey Regional Council = 9 T
Top 5 performing companies in WA
- Canon Recoverable WA – PTT WA Pty Ltd = 3.5 T
- Toshiba Australia – WA Warehouse = 2.5 T
- BGC Information Systems = 2.4 T
- Newmont Goldcorp’s Boddington mine= 2.2 T
- Curtin University = 1.7 T
Materials recovered from e-waste
In May we recovered 216,472 Kg of materials. (That’s about 1,592 Jeep Wrangler cars.)
Top 10 items recycled
In May we recycled a total of 31,676 items. Did you know, that 680 CRT televisions contain approximately 1,038kg of lead? You can read our blogpost How to properly dispose of e-waste such as old TVs with leaded glass.
