Computer Equipment Disposals and Monitors & Parts Recycling
With the adoption of the WEEE directives by the EU, the disposal of
redundant IT and computer equipment has become an issue for all businesses
in the UK.
The list of equipment (computer disposal / recycling is only one area) that must be properly disposed of is quite
extensive and thus, as with many other areas of business, it is best to get
an expert agency, one that is one of the few proper "weee recycling companies" in the UK, to assist and ensure compliance with the WEEE directive (and thus
the avoidance of any fines). S
Computer CRT Monitor Recycling - Computer Parts Recycling
Companies like EnviroFC always ensure that all the many components of a computer, from the motherboard to the hard drive and monitor are properly disposed of, or are refurbished if that is at all possible, thereby ensuring that any damage to the environment is minimised.
EnviroFC, with the expertise gained from RecycleIT4u is such an expert agency and can:-
- Arrange the recycling of equipment
- Dispose of your computers
- Securely Dispose all Electronic Data on your computers
The Commission of the European Communities proposed a Directive (in June 2000) on Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) that is designed to protect soil, water and air from pollution caused by management of WEEE, to avoid the generation of waste and to reduce the harmfulness of WEEE. Further objectives are to preserve resources, especially energy and to create harmonisation of national measures across member states.
The main devices which are identified, as potentially dangerous, in electrical and electronic equipment include printed circuit boards, cables, wires, plastics containing flame retardants, mercury switches, displays (eg cathode ray tubes), batteries, data storage media, light generators (eg lamps), capacitors, resistors, relays, sensors and connectors (mobile phones contain many of the above components). The substances within these devices which cause most concern environmentally are the heavy metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium and chromium, halogenated substances (eg CFCs), polychlorinated biphenyls ( aka PCBs, not to be confused with printed circuit boards), PVC and brominated flame retardants (which can give rise to extremely toxic dioxins such as PBDDs and furans such as PBDFs when incinerated). Other components which are mentioned are arsenic, asbestos, nickel and even copper (which can act as a catalyst to increase the formation of dioxins during incineration).