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Offering compliant nationwide recycling and reuse services for WEEE

Advanced WEEE recycling processes

Advanced WEEE recycling processes

Recycling Lives undertakes Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) recycling processes designed to maximise the retrievable value from WEEE incorporating the secure recovery and resale of reusable electrical equipment.

We provide you with a service that suits your needs, from drop-off centres for the disposal of small electrical items to total WEEE waste management solutions for large businesses.

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Benefits designed to help your business

Modern weighbridge systems ensuring total transparency

Visible weights on all scales and weighbridges

Camera footage of weighbridges and processing available

Dedicated account managers; experts in WEEE recycling

Sales support team to handle day-to-day account management

Monthly reporting on WEEE collection and materials recycled

Compliance Services to ensure you meet all electronic disposal legislation and regulations

Evidence can be issued on B2C equipment as required

WEEE recycling processes

We take care of the entire WEEE recycling process from collecting WEEE to exporting recycled metals and plastic. Much of the WEEE we receive is recycled at our own facilities and HMP Academies. WEEE may be assessed and tested for reuse then sold, or manually dismantled and recycled.

The regulations around WEEE recycling

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations (2013) came into law in 2014, superseding the 2006 WEEE regulations.

The aim of this WEEE legislation is to reduce the tonnage of waste going to landfill by setting targets for the collection, recovery and recycling of WEEE. Producers of EEE are made accountable to meet these targets, by taking responsibility for their products when they reach the end of their working life. All businesses who place EEE on the UK market for the first time, either by importing, manufacturing, rebranding or distance selling are considered producers under the WEEE directive.

The WEEE regulations for business dictate that producers must:

Register with a WEEE Producer Compliance Scheme (PCS), like Recycling Lives Compliance Services, or the Environment Agency directly

Minimise the waste arising from their EEE and promote reuse

Declare the tonnage of EEE they put onto the UK market

Facilitate the collection and appropriate disposal of end-of-life waste

Ensure that all EEE products are correctly labelled

WEEE Recycling FAQs

Where can I dispose of waste electronics?
We offer electronic waste disposal at the following Recycling Lives sites: – Recycling Lives Head Office – Recycling Lives Workington (Batteries only)
What about WEEE compliance?
Recycling Lives operates its own Producer Compliance Scheme for all businesses wishing to recycle WEEE at our facilities. For more information about this please visit our WEEE Compliance page.

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Why work with us
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British Gas

“Our relationship with Recycling Lives spans more than 6 years starting with our first load in 2016.

We send scrap and waste material including copper, brass, ferrous metal and more they also handle our hazardous waste such as oil and aerosols. We honestly like everything about Recycling Lives, their people are dedicated to what they do, work hard and are exceptionally friendly to deal with. Their attitude to work and charity is inspirational. Long may our partnership continue.”

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British Telecom

“BT and Recycling Lives have a long established relationship stretching back over 15 years.

We were looking to ensure we met and exceeded all of our environmental and waste targets and goals. To enable us to achieve this, we needed to work with the right partners that carry the same values and provide us with solutions we need in an ever change environment. Recycling Lives have continuously demonstrated their ability to deliver, always willing to go that extra mile when needed, and have built a trust within BT that our waste is in safe hands. We will continue to work with Recycling Lives in the future.”

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