Recovery - For the Community
Household Battery Recycling Bins
Commencing in September, old household batteries (dry-cell) can be dropped off at any one of over 150 new battery recycling bins around Perth. This community initiative is the first of its kind in Australia and gives everyone the ability to recycle common household batteries at a range of convenient locations.
Benefits of Recycling Calculator
The environmental benefits associated with recycling different materials, based on typical kerbside collection systems used in Western Australia and current average yields, have been quantified in a study funded by the Waste Authority. This has resulted in the development of an online calculator which determines the benefits of recycling.
Recycling Compact Fluorescent Light Globes and Tubes
Information on where you are able to recycle Compact Fluorescent Light (CFL's) globes and Tubes in Perth Region
Recycling Near You
The Planet Ark and Sensis 'Recycling Near You' website. You can search for local recycling information either by council area or product.
Electronic Waste Recovery in Western Australia
E-waste is one of the fastest growing waste types and subsequently the challenge is growing for governments, consumers, businesses, retailers and manufacturers in Western Australia to divert it from landfill and instead reuse, redistribute, recover or recycle it.
Organics
Visit our Organics section for information on green waste, composting and worm farming. Find out what compost is, how it is made, and the benefits of using compost and green waste in your garden. Find out how to make your own worm farm and the benefit your garden. Make your own brochures and posters with our downloadable Do-it-yourself kits.
Mattress recycling The EMRC operates Western Australia's only mattress recycling facility. Providing for the environmentally responsible disposal of old mattresses.
Timber recycling in Western Australia
There are services avilable for timber recycling in Western Australia, find out where to take your old pallets and wood packaging for re-use.
Plant Pot Recycling Having problems finding places to recover used plastic plant pots? Find places in Western Australia to recycle them.
Kerbside Recycling
There are many ways by which we can contribute to the recovery of resources at home, starting with kerbside recycling.
