EMRC's Battery Collection Program (for schools)

EMRC has developed a Battery Collection Program for schools to capture batteries from the household waste stream, ensuring disposal does not damage our sensitive environment.

Over 100 schools in Perth's Eastern Region belong to EMRC's Battery Collection Program. Students bring in old household batteries, and EMRC coordinates the collection of the batteries so that they can be sent interstate and recycled.

The program is offered free of charge to schools located within EMRC's member council regions of Bassendean, Bayswater, Belmont, Kalamunda, Mundaring and Swan.

How does the Battery Collection Program work?

Schools register to be a part of the program and receive a collection bin for a central area and small containers for the classrooms. Students bring in old batteries from home and EMRC then collects, weighs and transports the batteries to the recycling centre.

The program involves a competition between the 109 participating schools in the region which has proven to be a strong motivator in encouraging school battery collection.

Schools run the program internally in a number of different ways with the most common being through a class verse class competition.

Each school will have their batteries collected at least once a semester determined by the roster sent out annually. If the battery bin requires collection before the assigned date, contact EMRC's Waste Education Officer.

For more information and to book, contact EMRC's Waste Education
Phone: (08) 9424 2222
Email: Waste Education

How can my school register?

If you are a school in Perth's Eastern Region and are interested in this program, please contact Waste Education on (08) 9424 2271 or email Waste Education.

Once the Battery Collection Program registration form has been received, the Waste Education Officer will contact you to arrange the drop off of your start up kit which includes the collection bin, small containers and information about collection and recycling of batteries.

For schools which do not fall in Perth's Eastern Region please call your local Council or Regional Council to see if a similar program is running.

School Registration Form - Battery Collection Program

Let's talk about batteries!

New and existing schools have the opportunity to have an EMRC waste education officer give a brief talk to your school about the battery collection program and its benefits to the environment. Students and teachers will learn more about what happens to their recycled batteries.

Call EMRC's Waste Education Officer on (08) 9424 2222.

Schools involved in the EMRC Battery Collection Program

Schools involved in the EMRC Battery Collection Program
SCHOOL NAME	COUNCIL
Anzac Terrace Primary School Ashfield Primary School Bassendean Primary School Casa Mia Montessori School Cyril Jackson Senior Campus Eden Hill Primary School St. Michael's Primary School	Town of Bassendean
Bayswater Primary School Camboon Primary School Durham Rd. Primary Hampton Park Primary School Hampton Senior High School Hillcrest Primary School Morley Primary School Noranda Primary School St Peter's Primary School Weld Square Primary School	City of Bayswater
Belmont Primary School Carlisle Primary Cloverdale Primary School Kewdale Primary School Notre Dame Catholic Primary Redcliffe Primary School Rivervale (Tranby) Primary School South East Metro Language Development Centre St. Maria Goretti's Primary School	City of Belmont
Carmel Adventist Primary School Dawson Park Primary School Edney Primary Falls Road Primary School Gooseberry Hill Primary School High Wycombe Primary School Hillside Christian College Kalamunda Christian Primary School Kalamunda Primary School Kalamunda SHS Education Support Lesmurdie Primary School Maida Vale Goodstart Early Learning Centre Maida Vale Primary School Mary's Mount Primary School Matthew Gibney Catholic Primary School Mazenod College Pickering Brook Primary School St Brigid's College Wattle Grove Primary School Woodlupine Primary School	City of Kalamunda
Childow Primary School Darlington Primary School Glen Forrest Primary School Greenmount Primary School Helen College Junior School Helena College Senior School Helena Valley Primary School Hills Out of School Care Association Mount Helena Primary School Mundaring Childcare Centre Mundaring Christian College Primary Campus Mundaring Christian College Secondary Campus (Parkerville) Mundaring Primary School Parkerville Primary School Sacred Heart School (Mundaring) Sawyers Valley Primary School Silver Tree Steiner Treetops Montessori School Wooroloo Primary School	Shire of Mundaring
Anne Hamersley Primary Arbor Grove Primary Aveley North Primary School Ballajura Primary School Beechboro Christian School Bullsbrook College (Primary Campus) Clayton View Primary East Beechboro Primary School Ellen Stirling Primary School Ellenbrook Christian College Ellenbrook Independent Primary School Ellenbrook Secondary College Good Shepherd Catholic School Guildford Grammar School Guildford Primary School Illawarra Primary School John Septimus Roe Anglican Community School - Beechboro Kiara College La Salle College Lockridge Primary School Malvern Springs Early Learning Centre Malvern Springs Primary School Middle Swan Primary School Riverlands Montessori School South Ballajura Primary School St Brigid's Primary School St Helena's Catholic Primary School Swan Valley Anglican Community School Swan View Primary School Upper Swan Primary School West Beechboro Primary School Woodbridge Primary School	City of Swan

Helpful hints and tips on battery safety

Place your used batteries inside the black bag in your battery bin.
Store used batteries in a cool, dry, well ventilated area.

Batteries that have the potential to spark, including 9V batteries, should have their ends taped.

If you have any corroding or leaking batteries use a plastic bag to pick up the battery and tie the bag at one end before placing it into the battery bin.

Remember your bin is for dry cell batteries only - no rubbish or car batteries allowed.

Mobile Muster - bring in your old mobile phones

We have joined forces with Mobile Muster to offer participating battery collection schools a chance to dispose of old mobile phones. For more information or to take part in the program through the EMRC please see our Mobile Muster page.