Expert WEEE Waste Collection and Disposal Services

Keeping on top of the regulations and being forward thinking is what we do here at Direct365. In recent years there have been a number of additions to the categorisation of WEEE waste. There are currently ten types of electronic waste. Taken from the HSE website, these are:

Large household appliances - eg fridges, cookers, microwaves, washing machines and dishwashers

Small household appliances – eg vacuum cleaners, irons, toasters and clocks

IT and telecommunications equipment – eg personal computers, copying equipment, telephones and pocket calculators

Consumer equipment – eg radios, televisions, hi-fi equipment, camcorders and musical instruments

Lighting equipment – eg straight and compact fluorescent tubes and high intensity discharge lamps

Electrical and electronic tools – eg drills, saws and sewing machines, electric lawnmowers

Toys, leisure and sports equipment – eg electric trains, games consoles and running machines

Medical devices – eg (non infected) dialysis machines, analysers, medical freezers and cardiology equipment

Monitoring and control equipment - eg smoke detectors, thermostats and heating regulators

Automatic dispensers – eg hot drinks dispensers and money dispensers

You can get your unneeded electrical equipment disposed of in a safe manner that's better for the environment with us. Give us a call or fill in a form to speak to one of our waste experts, who will assist you in getting the best service. Knowing what electrical waste you want to be recycled will help us find you the best provider to suit your needs.

Once we have found you a service that you are happy with, we will send you enough collection boxes to fit your old equipment in. A courier will come for the boxes at a date that suits you. For items that cannot go into a collection box, then we will make a note of it. This is to let courier know what needs picking up.

After the courier has collected your electrical waste, you will receive the paperwork to prove that you are compliant with the law.

When recycling old computers, the chances are that there is old data on them which could fall into the wrong hands. It’s important to ensure that any data is held in full accordance with the Data Protection Act.

Failure to do could lead to large fines, the current highest fine for data breaches is £500,000. This has risen with the introduction of the UK data protection laws. The fines under the UK data protection law can reach into the millions of pounds.

Our Electrical Recycling Service will ensure that any data on the computers is secure when we collect it. It stays secure until the recycling experts destroy it. Our service will destroy any data to HMG Infosec Standard 5, the UK data destruction standard.