James Coghill

Co-Founder / Total Green Recycling

James Coghill is a co-founder and director of Total Green Recycling, an electronics recycling company that specialises in recycling anything that plugs into the wall.
He and his brother, Michael, began collecting electronics from the Perth roadside during their university student days and realised Western Australia was lacking a solution to the disposal of e-waste.
From startup in 2008, Total Green Recycling has grown from recycling 61 tonnes of e-waste in its first year to more than 1,800t in 2015.

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40under40 Award Winner 2016

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Name	Current company

Daniel Ashton	Boost Mobeel
Anthony Janssen	Margaret River Hospitality Group
Paul Blackburne	Blackburne
Jessica Barber	BHP
James Coghill	Total Green Recycling
Leycester Cory	Guys Grooming
Shannon Davies	Perth Property Lawyers
Jamie Davison	Carbon Group
Robert Diletti	Castle Rock Estate
Toby Gardner	KPMG Energise
Jemma Green	Power Ledger
Kohen Grogan	Yappy Group
James Hallam	Subcon Blue Solutions
Amber Hasler	Fringe World Festival
Albert Jacob	City of Joondalup
Rhys Kelly	Fabric Property Group
Mark Kerns	Kern Allied Health
Courtney Lakstins	Clayton Utz
Jade Lewis	Jade Lewis & Friends
Peter Markham	Earthmine Australia
Matt Natonewski	Nevermind Adventure
Claire Negus	Roy Hill Holdings
Paul Newsome	Swim Smooth
Esther Oh	AusAsia Resources
Matthew O'Sullivan	Liberal Party WA
Francesco Paolucci	Murdoch University
Bart Parsons	Stardeck Group
Steve Roper	LD Total
Tommy Shin	Lateral Capital Ventures
Matthew Sivewright	FenceWright
Betty Tran	Betty Tran
Kim Tran	La Belle Peau
Claire Tuder	MICROMINE
John van Bockxmeer	Fair Game Australia
Jennifer Veza	The Original Wedding Company
Philippa Vojnovic	Edith Cowan University
Jay Walter	JWH Group
Duncan Ward	Classroom of Hope
Rachel Wilson	Seeklocal
Richard Young	Aussie Wanderer
Jessica Pringle	Worley Consulting

Roles

2008

Co-Founder

Total Green Recycling

Year started and most recent title

Person Activity

NEWS: Tagged in E-waste recycler pursues restructure

21 May 2024

News Articles

Wednesday, 9 March, 2016 - 23:14
Property player tops 40u40
Blackburne managing director Paul Blackburne was last night named the 2016 Business News 40under40 First Amongst Equals, ahead of a talented and diverse field of candidates.
Friday, 11 March, 2016 - 16:12
40under40 2016 winners - non finalists
Daniel AshtonGravity Group – Boost Mobeel PerthOwner, directorDANIEL Ashton says he has always been entrepreneurial.At 13, he started a mobile car washing business and two years later was working as an events DJ.
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Tuesday, 4 February, 2020 - 09:31
Oversight calls from e-waste recyclers
The founders of Western Australia’s largest e-waste recycling business claim a national waste recycling scheme is not being enforced properly, providing opportunities for non-compliant e-waste recyclers.
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Friday, 27 May, 2022 - 12:07
WA e-waste recycler acquired by Victorian group
Total Green Recycling is joining the ranks of new recycler Scipher Technologies, in a deal backed by the Clean Energy Finance Corporation and the Australian Business Growth Fund.
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Tuesday, 21 May, 2024 - 15:28
E-waste recycler pursues restructure
A specialist lender backed by Australia’s big banks is expected to gain control of Perth company Total Green Recycling after the failure of its parent Scipher Technologies.

40under40 2016 winners - non finalists
Friday, 11 March, 2016 - 16:12

WA e-waste recycler acquired by Victorian group
Friday, 27 May, 2022 - 12:07
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Position	Company	Year	Company's current rank	WA staff
Co-Founder	Total Green Recycling	2008

James Coghill

Lists and Charts

40under40 Winners

40under40 Award Winner 2016

All 40under40 winners for 2016

Roles

Person Activity

Wednesday, 9 March, 2016 - 23:14

Property player tops 40u40

Friday, 11 March, 2016 - 16:12

40under40 2016 winners - non finalists

Tuesday, 4 February, 2020 - 09:31

Oversight calls from e-waste recyclers

Friday, 27 May, 2022 - 12:07

WA e-waste recycler acquired by Victorian group

Tuesday, 21 May, 2024 - 15:28