Battery Recycling Programme
The WMRC's Battery Recycling Programme collects used household batteries (A, AA, AAA, C, D, button, 9V and 6V) and sends them for recycling.
Learn more:
► The Benefits of Battery Recycling
► How the Batteries are Recycled
► Seeking New Businesses to Participate
There are a number of convenient battery drop-off locations across Perth's western suburbs:
Libraries
| Mt Claremont Library (105 Montgomery Avenue, Mt Claremont) |
| Nedlands Library (60 Stirling Highway, Nedlands) |
| City of Subiaco Library (Corner Rokeby Road and Bagot Road, Subiaco) |
| The Grove Library (1 Leake Street, Peppermint Grove) |
Council Offices
| City of Nedlands (71 Stirling Highway, Nedlands) |
| Town of Claremont (Station Master's House, 39 Gugeri St, Claremont) |
| Town of Cottesloe (109 Broome Street, Cottesloe) |
| Town of Mosman Park (Corner Bay View Terrace and Memorial Drive, Mosman Park) |
| WMRC Administration Office (Cnr Marine Pde & Warton St, Cottesloe) |
University of WA Campus
| Ground Floor of Physiology Building (Stirling Highway, Nedlands) |
| Ground Floor of Bayliss Building (Stirling Highway, Nedlands) |
| Ground Floor of Myers Street Building(Stirling Highway, Nedlands) |
| First Floor of Guild Building (Stirling Highway, Nedlands) |
Other
| Bunnings Claremont (13 Leura Ave, Claremont) |
| Bunnings Subiaco Homebase (55 Salvado Rd, Subiaco) |
| Cottesloe Central (460 Stirling Highway, Peppermint Grove) |
| JRF (Jim) McGeough Resource Recovery Facility (Corner Brockway Road and Lemnos Street, Shenton Park) |
The Benefits of Battery Recycling
Household batteries contain metals such as zinc, manganese and steel which, like many natural resources, are found in limited supply. Separating batteries for recycling reduces the incidence of these valuable metals ending their life in landfill.
How the Batteries are Recycled
All batteries collected in Perth's western suburbs are consolidated at the WMRC's JFR (Jim) McGeough Resource Recovery Facility in Shenton Park. The batteries are then transported, as part of a metropolitan-wide shipment to New South Wales where the battery components are recycled into new products such as street lights, steel frames and car parts.
Seeking New Businesses to Participate
The WMRC is always looking for new local businesses interested in collecting batteries for recycling. Free desktop containers are available for offices, cafes, churches and small businesses. Once your container is full simply empty it for free at one of the public place locations listed below and continue collecting batteries. To get involved please contact Rebecca from the Western Earth Carers on 9384 4003 or by email earthcarers@wmrc.wa.gov.au
► Household Battery Recycling Programme Brochure
