Each year in the UK we throw away over 1 million tonnes of electrical and electronic waste.

Three quarters of waste electrical goods end up in landfill, where toxins and other pollutants can cause soil and water contamination. This can have a very harmful effect on our natural habitat, wildlife and also human health.

Many of the electrical items that are thrown away can be recycled or repaired. Recycling items helps to save natural resources and also helps reduce the environmental risks of sending items to landfill. To minimise our impact on this earth and to help protect the environment, the United Kingdom has introduced the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment regulations.

The WEEE regulations were introduced back in 2007, only 8 years ago? Which makes you wonder how our old computer waste was handled beforehand.

The WEEE regulations are regularly reviewed, we at Secure Data Recycling as part of our brief, keep our staff and practices in line with the latest WEEE guidelines, to understand more contact us at Secure Data Recycling.