Perth has had a state e-waste to landfill ban since 1 July 2024, and the practical effect for households is that TVs, computers, phones and most electricals are taken free at council recycling centres and at the national scheme's TechCollect and E-Cycle Solutions drop-off points. In the western suburbs the West Metro Recycling Centre in Shenton Park takes household e-waste free seven days a week; north of the river the City of Stirling's Balcatta centre is the main site; Total Green Recycling in Welshpool processes most of the metro's e-waste and lists partner drop-offs across WA. There is no Best Buy in Australia, whatever older listings say. Every address, hour and rule below was checked against the source on 25 August 2026.
Council recycling centres that take e-waste
| Centre | Address | Hours | E-waste terms |
|---|
| West Metro Recycling Centre (WMRC) | Corner of Brockway Road and Lemnos Street, Shenton Park; entry off Brockway Road | Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 4 pm; Saturday and Sunday 8 am to 4 pm; public holidays 7:30 am to 2 pm; last entry ten minutes before closing; closed Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Christmas Day and New Year's Day | Free for household quantities from the general public: computers, laptops, monitors, TVs, printers, scanners, fax machines, modems, hard drives and servers, phones, tablets, DVD players, cables, microwaves, toasters, irons, hairdryers, vacuum cleaners, UPS units, Christmas lights. Fridges, freezers and air conditioners are taken with a de-gassing fee |
| City of Stirling Recycling Centre, Balcatta | 240 Balcatta Road, Balcatta, (08) 9205 8555 | Opens 7:30 am per Bing Places; confirm with the council | Council transfer station listed by Bing Places as an e-waste drop-off; check the City of Stirling's page for resident rules and fees before you go |
WMRC's e-waste goes to Total Green Recycling, where every item is shredded and separated, so data on phones, computers and drives is destroyed by physical shredding. Call the WMRC Recycling Hotline on (08) 9384 6711 with questions. Other councils (Perth, Fremantle, Melville, Joondalup, Wanneroo, the Eastern and Southern regional councils) run their own transfer stations with e-waste areas; the state's Recycle Right "Find my nearest" tool at recycleright.wa.gov.au lists them by suburb.
National scheme drop-offs and private recyclers
| Recycler | Address | Notes |
|---|
| Total Green Recycling | 16-30 Sheffield Road, Welshpool, (08) 9258 6009; office hours Monday to Friday 8 am to 3 pm | WA's main e-waste processor (recycles up to 98% of material by weight); its drop-off page directs households to TechCollect and E-Cycle Solutions partner sites and local councils rather than the Welshpool plant, and offers pickups for larger loads |
| Collins Recycling | 16 Kembla Way, Willetton, (08) 9457 3973 | A scrap-metal yard that pays for e-waste with recoverable metal (computers, boards, cables, phones) at its Willetton yard; pickup fees $82.50 per pallet or $192.50 for loads over 2 tonnes; some items carry special-handling fees |
| Recycle IT | 47 Havelock Street, West Perth, 1300 420 144 | Listed by Bing Places as a recycling centre; confirm household terms by phone |
| Perth E-waste | 7/15 Port Kembla Drive, Bibra Lake | Business-to-business collection service per Bing Places |
Under the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme, every company that makes or imports computers and TVs into Australia pays for their end-of-life recycling, so monitors, laptops, keyboards, mice, printers, scanners, webcams, cables, chargers, hard drives and motherboards are free at scheme collection points. Officeworks stores take small items such as phones, computer accessories and batteries; ask the store what it accepts.
What the WA ban means for a household
Phase 1 of the Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery (E-waste) Regulations started on 1 July 2024 and bans the disposal of regulated e-waste, including televisions and computers, to landfill. The legal duty sits on e-waste service providers, large businesses and public entities and landfill operators, not on households; residents are asked to take regulated e-waste to a drop-off point rather than the kerbside bin. The ban supports the state's Waste Avoidance and Resource Recovery Strategy 2030, and the Department of Water and Environmental Regulation has put more than $10 million into e-waste collection and processing grants since 2023. Questions go to ewaste@dwer.wa.gov.au. WA also sits inside the national TV and computer scheme, which is why those items are free at collection points.
TVs in Perth
- Any TV: West Metro Recycling Centre free, or a TechCollect or E-Cycle Solutions collection point under the national scheme.
- A working TV: sell it or give it away; the Waste Authority's first advice is reuse.
- Do not put a TV out with hard waste unless your council's verge collection lists e-waste; many councils now exclude it.
Before you drop off a computer or phone
WMRC states that devices sent to Total Green Recycling are fully destroyed by shredder and hammer mill so data is irretrievable, but that happens after drop-off, so sign out of Apple, Google, Microsoft and Samsung accounts, back up, then factory reset before you go; pull or overwrite an old spinning hard drive. Our factory reset guide covers every major device.
Is it worth money instead?
A working phone, tablet or laptop under about six years old usually has a buyer, and Collins Recycling pays scrap value even for dead computers and boards. Check this month's buyback prices in the Trade-In Price Index or run your model through the Device Value Checker before recycling. Broken devices can be priced with the Scrap Value Calculator.
Nearby cities
Sources
- Western Metropolitan Regional Council, Electronic Waste and West Metro Recycling Centre pages (wmrc.wa.gov.au), accepted items, free-of-charge statement, hours, address, data-destruction note and Recycling Hotline, checked 25 August 2026
- Waste Authority WA, Electrical and electronic waste (e-waste) program page (wasteauthority.wa.gov.au), ban context, grants and reuse advice, checked 25 August 2026
- Western Australian Government, E-waste to landfill ban in WA and E-waste to landfill ban frequently asked questions (wa.gov.au, DWER), Phase 1 start date and scope, as indexed by Bing on 25 August 2026
- Total Green Recycling, Drop-off Locations page (totalgreenrecycling.com.au), address, hours and partner sites, checked 25 August 2026
- Collins Recycling, E-Waste page (collinsrecycling.com.au), yard drop-off and pickup fees, checked 25 August 2026
- Planet Ark Recycling Near You, Computers in Perth WA, national scheme accepted items, checked 25 August 2026
- Bing Places listings for Perth e-waste recyclers and the City of Stirling Recycling Centre, checked 25 August 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I drop off e-waste for free in Perth?
The West Metro Recycling Centre at the corner of Brockway Road and Lemnos Street, Shenton Park, takes household e-waste from the general public free, Monday to Friday 7:30 am to 4 pm and weekends 8 am to 4 pm. Council transfer stations such as the City of Stirling's Balcatta centre and the national scheme's TechCollect and E-Cycle Solutions points also take TVs and computers free; use Recycle Right's Find my nearest tool for the closest one.
Is e-waste banned from landfill in Western Australia?
Yes. Phase 1 of WA's e-waste to landfill ban started on 1 July 2024 and covers regulated e-waste including televisions and computers. The legal duty falls on e-waste service providers, large organisations and landfill operators rather than households, but residents are asked to use drop-off points instead of kerbside bins.
Does Perth have a Best Buy where I can recycle electronics?
No. Best Buy is a US chain with no stores in Australia, and any listing that names it for Perth is wrong. Officeworks stores take small items such as phones, accessories and batteries, and the national TV and computer scheme provides free collection points across the metro.
Where can I recycle a TV in Perth?
The West Metro Recycling Centre in Shenton Park takes TVs free, as do national scheme collection points run by TechCollect and E-Cycle Solutions. The e-waste is processed by Total Green Recycling in Welshpool. A working TV is better sold or given away first.
Can I get paid for old electronics in Perth?
Collins Recycling at 16 Kembla Way, Willetton pays scrap value for e-waste with recoverable metal, such as computers, circuit boards, cables and phones, at its yard, and offers pickups from $82.50 per pallet. For working devices, buyback services usually pay more than scrap.
