Batteries

The materials found in batteries are non-renewable but can be recycled an indefinite amount of times.

Battery Waste Management

In Australia, approximately 345 million handheld batteries (household batteries, laptops, mobile phones, power tools etc) are consumed each year. Only 4% of these are recycled.

Old battery acid can be handled in two ways: The acid is neutralised with an industrial compound which turns the acid into water. The water is then treated, cleaned, tested in a waste water treatment plant to ensure it meets clean water standards. Or the acid is processed and converted to sodium sulphate, an odourless white powder that is used in laundry detergent, glass and textile manufacturing.

Lead grids, lead oxide and other lead parts are cleaned and heated within smelting furnaces. The molten melted lead is then poured into ingot moulds. When the ingots are cool, they’re removed from the moulds and sent to battery manufacturers, where they’re re-melted and used in the production of new batteries.

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E-waste management

White Goods

Wanless Waste Management can take white goods including fridges, washing machines, dishwashers and dryers.

TVs, smartphones and computers

Wanless Waste Management can take TVs, smart phones and computers – recycling them and disposing of them responsibly.

Fluorescent light bulbs

We can help recycle and dispose of spent and broken fluorescent lightbulbs.

E-waste

Entertainment consoles, computers, mobile phones, televisions, appliances and lighting devices.

Secure E-Waste Destruction

Avoid the chances of a data breach with secure e-waste destruction.

We’re more than waste management

A staggering 9 million tonnes of plastic ends up in the world’s oceans each year, and land-based waste is the greatest polluter. This ocean debris affects about 700 marine species, some of which are now endangered.

To help turn the tide on plastic pollution, Wanless eco(logical) is investing in Australia’s oceans.

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