Managing Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
At RJS Waste Management, we specialise in the responsible handling of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) by offering comprehensive disposal and recycling services.
WEEE Collection, Recycling and Destruction Services
Whether you’re starting a new business or managing an office clearance, RJS Waste Management will develop a customised WEEE recycling service that meets your organisation’s specific needs. Our professional electronic waste recycling services ensure compliance and efficiency at every stage of the process.
Using our expertise in hazardous waste, we conduct a detailed site audit to establish appropriate WEEE collection, storage and disposal procedures. On the collection day, we’ll provide a duty of care transfer note and a hazardous waste consignment note for complete transparency.
What is Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment?
Each year, around 2 million tonnes of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment are generated in the UK alone. WEEE includes a wide variety of products that run on electricity or batteries, such as:
- IT and telecoms equipment – CRT monitors, laptops, hard drives, keyboards, disk drives, servers, cables, motherboards, smartphones, tablets, printers, photocopiers and telephones
- Household and office appliances – fridges, freezers, washing machines, microwaves, dishwashers, vacuum cleaners, clocks, toasters, electric fans, electric radiators, hot drinks dispensers and air conditioning appliances
- Consumer equipment – televisions, DVD players, radios and musical instruments
- Electronic and electrical tools – drills, sewing machines and lawnmowers
- Monitoring and control equipment – smoke detectors and heating regulators
- Lighting – fluorescent lighting, tubes and bulbs
- Toys and leisure equipment – games consoles, electric trains and running machines
- Medical devices – medical freezers, cardiology equipment and dialysis machines
During processing, WEEE is usually made up of different materials such as metals and glass and chemicals like mercury, lead and phosphorous. According to the Health and Safety Executive: “As a result of this complex mix of product types and materials, some of which are hazardous (including arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury and certain flame retardants) WEEE recycling poses a number of health risks that need to be adequately managed”.
RJS Waste Management is committed to offering WEEE recycling services that adhere to the highest safety standards, ensuring that hazardous materials are managed responsibly.
WEEE and Data Security
Data security is a major concern when recycling electronic waste, especially redundant IT equipment. We guarantee the secure disposal of sensitive data stored on hard drives and provide a data destruction certificate as part of our WEEE disposal and recycling service. For industries requiring extra assurance, we also offer a “witness the burn” service, ensuring the safe and complete destruction of data.
You can find out more about our data destruction services here.
Increasing levels of WEEE
WEEE is in the top five growing waste streams within the UK. WEEE disposal is set to rise substantially within the next decade due to:
Higher consumer demand
Advances in technology
Lower priced products
WEEE regulations and the WEEE environmental initiative
The main aim of the WEEE Directive is to encourage the recycling and reuse of electrical and electronic waste and, by doing this, it hopes to reduce the amount that is produced. WEEE contains significant amounts of precious metals and halogenated substances. By choosing RJS Waste Management for your WEEE disposal needs, you’re contributing to reducing the extraction of raw materials and protecting the environment.
For more information about our WEEE recycling services or to request a quote for fully compliant waste management, please call our experienced team on 01243 213273.