Electronic waste recycling gets funding boost

WA'S recycling centres have received a much-needed funding boost as electronic waste mounts with the switch from analogue to digital television.
Councils across the state have been injected with a share of $400,000 for recovering and recycling electronic goods such as televisions and computers.

In the past, e-waste, which can contain lead and mercury, poured into waste dumps across the state.

Estimates suggest that during the next three years, there will be 360,000 discarded analogue televisions and 180,000 discarded computers in WA.

To deal with the problem, councils have been forced to implement their own electronic waste recycling service at a cost of about $1000 a month.
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