E-recycling services for cost-effective WEEE disposal
Over the past few years, Sims Recycling Solutions has invested heavily in technologically advanced mechanical processing facilities for the recovery and recycling of e-waste such as printers, monitors and TVs. These operations deliver economies of scale, enabling us to meet legislative requirements such as the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive, whilst maximising commodity recovery rates for materials such as steel, copper, ABS and glass on behalf of our customers.
These include a CRT processing facility in Echt, Netherlands and the world’s largest fridge recycling plant in Newport, South Wales. Our operations in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Sweden and the UK provide you with a comprehensive Western European recycling facility network, capable of processing over 300,000 tonnes of WEEE each year. With partnerships in several other European states, Sims Recycling Solutions can offer you an unrivalled network of pan-European recycling facilities.
Consumer durables such as computer monitors, televisions, small domestic appliances including hi-fi equipment and microwave ovens plus business equipment such as IT and medical devices can be recovered for materials recycling.
Media such as computers, phones and network equipment can be processed for component recovery or recycling.
Sims Recycling Solutions offer three main recycling services.
Equipment recycling:
An entry level disposal service providing complete compliance with legal obligations such as those prescribed in the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) Directive.
Redundant equipment can be delivered to one of Sims Recycling Solutions' regional centres or collected from your premises.
Record and recycle:
A standard service which provides a record of equipment collected for materials recovery and recycling.
Hazardous and difficult-to-recover waste recycling:
Sims Recycling Solutions has invested in dedicated technology to process end-of-life equipment containing hazardous materials such as ozone depleting substances, phosphors found in cathode ray tubes and lead and cadmium found in batteries.
These include specialist facilities for processing:
- Cathode ray tubes (CRT) in Echt, Netherlands
- Difficult-to-recover materials such as toner cartridges in Eindhoven, Netherlands
- Ozone depleting substances in products such as air conditioning units in Newport, South Wales
Email or call +44(0) 800 008 7223 to discuss your WEEE recycling needs.