WEEE Compliant Disposal & IT Recycling

Disposing of old Laptops, Computers and Other IT Equipment needs to be done responsibly to protect your data security and the environment. PaperMountains offer a IT Equipment Disposal sevice which is secure, a GDPR & Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) regulations compliant.

PaperMountains can not only destroy the data storage media in your old information technology but will also recycle computers and peripheral technology in the most effective way possible.

Introduced into UK law in January 2007 The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) by the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment Regulations 2006. The WEEE Directive aims to reduce the amount of electrical and electronic equipment being produced and to encourage everyone to reuse, recycle and recover it.

WEEE is the fastest growing waste stream in the UK. Each year in the UK, the general public dispose of over 1.2 million tonnes of electrical and electronic waste, PaperMountains offers it's clients a service to help them address this area of their waste in an efficient, secure and compliant way. Under WEEE regulations you have a duty of care when you get rid of electrical items to demonstrate that it has been disposed of correctly.

PaperMountains are licenced as a waste carrier and broker, under licence number CBDU178411. We provide a complete and transparent audit trail ensuring your compliance as well as the best outcome possible for the environment.

Once media containing sensitive data has been removed and shredded the rest of the equipment and materials are sorted and processed using the Five R's of Waste Management. PaperMountains reduces the impact of processing WEEE items by sorting and batching waste into appropriate catagories and then cutting the mileage by selecting wherever possible local partners for the various streams of waste. If applicable items (with sensitive devices containing data removed) may be reused by donation to charity or sent to a specialist partner who removes and referbishes devices and components. Recycling involves some form of reprocessing of waste materials to produce another product. For example, recycling plastic to make buckets.

We choose the most appropriate waste partner for the particular items being disposed of who we believe can extract the most recycled materials, be that plastic, metal, glass or other and put them back into new products.

When you buy a product made from recycled material you have closed the loop and used less of the Earth's precious resources. Materials which can't be reused used or recycled may be suitable for recovery for instance inciniration to produce energy. This is the last option when waste cannot be used in any other way. Usually, this means sending rubbish to a landfill.

It is very important to manage residual waste properly. Waste not disposed of correctly can cause damage to health and the environment.PaperMountains keeps this waste to a minimum and is constantly investigating alternative processes and partners to reduce what we send to landfill. WEEE Directive Compliant IT Disposal Is Not Quite what your after give us a call on 0808 281 1100 or follow one of our links below to find out about our other secure services PaperMountains has to offer.