IT recycling specialist “Staggered” at lack of
WEEE awareness

Since the recent launch of a new IT recycling service to help businesses in the Midlands region comply with the WEEE regulations, Expo Distribution are said to be “staggered” by the total lack of awareness shown by businesses.

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£Millions Being Thrown Away

Businesses and public organisations are needlessly throwing away redundant IT equipment worth millions of pounds. Many organisations throw away their old computer systems and other IT equipment when the time comes to renew them, not realising that redundant IT equipment is worth money and can be re-marketed.

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Companies Face Heavy Fines for Dumping Old Computers
Many hundreds of businesses in the Midlands will now be breaking the law when they throw away their old computers.

Under new regulations that came into force only a few weeks ago magistrates can fine businesses that dump unwanted IT equipment up to £5,000 and this could rise to an unlimited fine in the crown court.

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Our New Collection Service Launched
We are pleased to announce that our new collection service has been launched.

Now, organisations can call us, or simply complete the online form to arrange for our team to evaluate and collect the redundant IT equipment.

Steve Urbicki, Managing Director, commented, "This new service will allow our customers to focus on the day to day running of their business, as we will take the full responsibility for the safe recycling of the equipment. They will be safe in the knowledge that they are complying with the law."

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Utilising the latest Blancco Data Cleaner which is recognised as being the safest method to erase data, our procedures enable us to track all items through our recycling and remarketing process.

This tracking system allows us to produce reports on all the equipment that is processed and gives our clients the confidence that their equipment is fully traceable.

To summarise, data destruction and traceability are key areas of our business. We guarantee all data will be completely and effectively destroyed.

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I.T. need not cost the earth
The average lifespan of a computer has fallen from 4-6 years in 1997 to two years in 2005. Computers have more than 1,000 materials, including toxic gases, toxic metals, biologically active materials, acids and plastics.

Televisions and computer monitors contain cathode ray tubes, which contain lead oxide and barium, and the screen glass is coated with cadmium. This underlines the importance of using our services to make certain that these harmful materials are not dumped in landfill, or even worse, illegally dumped.

WEEE Directive
Ministers said the introduction of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive would ease the growing problem of e-waste.

The legislation was introduced in every EU nation last summer, apart from the UK and Malta.

Speaking at the launch, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) minister Malcolm Wicks said: "Electrical equipment is the fastest growing category of rubbish across the European Union, and the UK alone is now generating about one million tonnes of the stuff every year."

The WEEE directive is intended to minimise the impacts of electrical and electronic devices on the environment during their life time and when they are thrown away.

Under its measures, producers will have to finance the treatment and recycling of equipment and retailers will have an obligation to offer take-back services to consumers.

WEEE was originally planned to come into force in August last year, but the government delayed its implementation citing "major difficulties".

While many manufacturers had taken steps to make their products recyclable, problems surrounded the legacy of goods made or sold before 2005.

"In announcing full producer responsibility, I want to provide those businesses who have yet to take up their obligation with the certainty they need to plan for implementation," Mr Wicks added.

The Environment Agency, which will be responsible for overseeing the measures, welcomed the announcement.

"The regulations will lead to less waste going to landfills and more materials being made available for recycling," said the agency's head of waste regulations, Liz Parkes.

"We have been preparing in anticipation of our role and have been gearing up to handle the registration of producers of WEEE in line with DTI proposals."

The government's consultation on the key proposals will run until October, ahead of the measures becoming law in December, with full producer responsibility being introduced from 1 July 2007.

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