ELECTRONIC waste processing projects have recently received a state government funding boost, including one in the City of Swan.

E-waste refers to any items with a plug, battery or cord including computers, home appliances and mobile phones, and the state government is working on decreasing the numbers of these items that end up in our landfills.

City of Swan Mayor Tanya Richardson said the new infrastructure would help residents dispose of e-waste correctly and keep more electronics out of landfills.

“The City of Swan has received $250,000 in funding from the State Government’s E-waste Infrastructure Grants Program to help implement our e-waste ecosystem project, supporting the objectives of the e-waste to landfill ban in Western Australia,” she said.

“The e-waste ban addresses the need to keep hazardous materials posing a threat to the environment out of landfill, instead recovering valuable materials to manage our resources sustainably.

“The city is committed to reducing our waste to landfill and keeping items in the economy and this grant will help us develop a network of e-waste collection, management and education opportunities.”

Across WA, the state government has invested more than $5 million into new e-waste infrastructure programs, aiming to divert more than 8000 tonnes of e-waste from landfill and creating more than 80 new jobs.

Mrs Richardson said the funding would help create both new projects and build on existing ones within the City of Swan.

“The project is expected to start operating from mid-2025 with an upgrade to the e-waste collection facility at our Recycling Centre – Bullsbrook, followed by introducing e-waste collection points at community hubs,” she said.

“Resource recovery education is a long-term project and this funding kickstarts one part of improving our education by focusing on e-waste.”

Environment Minister Reece Whitby said the state government was working towards banning e-waste from landfill.

“These grants will support infrastructure that increases WA’s e-waste reuse, storage, collection, processing and recycling capabilities, creating jobs and supporting our state’s circular economy,” he said.