Anyone had experience of this, by any chance? With impending European legislation regarding the disposal of these, having evidence of proper disposal etc, I thought I'd check on people's experiences, if any?!

If you've got any details of companies (Manchester or nationwide) or if your local council provides a service, let me know.

Trying to ring the local council anytime past 4pm on a Friday was obviously a mistake

Cheers

Steve

At the moment we just chuck em in the skip round the back. Over the last few weeks we have binned monitors, assorted keyboards, mice, base units, and servers, All broken and useless. We did some checking around, and to get a proper disposal firm in costs a small fortune.

Most local councils will have some sort of recycling centres that should be geared up for this, which would normally allow local residence to dispose of their stuff properly. So all take a plug each

Manny - that's what I'd do if I could. But our firm has proper environmental procedures in place. Even without this WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) directive in place, I need to account for when and where the items have been disposed of

Andy - I had a look on the council website this afternoon. No mention of disposal of monitors/TVs for either homes or businesses :(

Cheers though guys.

Steve

Anyone had experience of this, by any chance? With impending European legislation regarding the disposal of these, having evidence of proper disposal etc, I thought I'd check on people's experiences, if any?!

The WEEE Directive came into effect in August last year...so really you should be looking to dispose it properly...

Was talking to a guy at last year's CIWM conference who did this sort of thing...worked for a company called technowaste (technowaste.com - not much on the website though!). He said mostly they did things like fridges and that, but they would do thinks like computers, monitors, TVs, VCRs, etc. Might be worth a call...

Shall dig around various lists and see if I can find someone round the North West.

Rob.

Our local recycling centres may not be up to the forthcoming regs, but by going there you are going to the recycling centre and what they do with the goods is their choice.

The WEEE Directive came into effect in August last year...so really you should be looking to dispose it properly...

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Shall dig around various lists and see if I can find someone round the North West.

Rob.[/quote']

Cheers Rob, appreciated. It was my understanding that although the legislation is in place within the EU, it hasn't actually been implemented in the UK. So we're not actually bound by it yet?

EDIT: From the DTI website :

The Government is planning implementation of the WEEE and RoHS Directives. They were required to be transposed into UK law by 13 August 2004. However the Government now expects to transpose in 2005. It intends to make an announcement about the timing of the legislation early in 2005.

Steve

Cheers Rob, appreciated. It was my understanding that although the legislation is in place within the EU, it hasn't actually been implemented in the UK. So we're not actually bound by it yet?

Well, by my understanding, it's been implemented, but the requirement for full compliance won't come into effect until August this year. Which means we're left in this wonderful grey area, where the saint on one shoulder is telling us to pay for responsible disposal, and the devil on the other is suggesting we load up the back of the car and go find a really steep hill/cliff to roll them down...

But I digress.

technowaste can do WEEE disposal, and provide you with a certificate of disposal - really no idea on price though, the flyer of got says they're "competitive", but what that means in real terms I don't know.

Another company I've got listed is OfficeGreen who specialise in disposing of office equipment.

A website which might be worth looking at is:

http://www.envirolinknorthwest.co.uk

which has lists of companies in the North West who work in environmental technologies...might be worth a browse.

Rob.

Great stuff Rob, many thanks. I'll give those sites a look over on Monday, when I'm actually on work time

Yes, certainly does seem to be a big grey area! But the fact is I need to dispose of them properly, no matter what stage we're at with regards the WEEE.

Steve

I know this is a serious thread, but I'm ing every time I read something about the WEEE directive... So immature! I'm assuming its more E.U. bull? Whats it stand for?

Yeah, I know!

See my number 4 post Jase, for an explanation. EU bull is nail on the head! :(

Steve

I know this is a serious thread, but I'm ing every time I read something about the WEEE directive... So immature! I'm assuming its more E.U. bull? Whats it stand for?

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment - it's a nice idea, it's about responsibly disposing of waste electrical equipment, so it will involve recycling/reuse, and it will be illegal to landfill the stuff. It'll stop a fair bit of pollution, but it will cost businesses a fair bit (as these things usually do) - the cost of disposal of equipment, and also legislation which will mean retailers will have to dispose of a customer's old equipment on a one-for-one basis (so if you bought a new phone, for example, the retailer would have to take your old one for "no additional cost" and dispose of it).

How much of this legislation will make law...I don't know...

And, for your amusement - there's a government procurement scheme called S-CAT...keeping a straight face in that meeting was...well, impossible...

Then one of the guys didn't know why we were laughing at "scat", so typed it into google... :eek:

Rob.

Well' date=' by my understanding, it's been implemented, but the requirement for full compliance won't come into effect until August this year. Which means we're left in this wonderful grey area, where the saint on one shoulder is telling us to pay for responsible disposal, and the devil on the other is suggesting we load up the back of the car and go find a really steep hill/cliff to roll them down...

But I digress.

technowaste can do WEEE disposal, and provide you with a certificate of disposal - really no idea on price though, the flyer of got says they're "competitive", but what that means in real terms I don't know.

Another company I've got listed is OfficeGreen who specialise in disposing of office equipment.

A website which might be worth looking at is:

http://www.envirolinknorthwest.co.uk

which has lists of companies in the North West who work in environmental technologies...might be worth a browse.

Rob.

That is my understanding we are in the grey area. You should dispose against WEE. I have to for our customers when rolling new kit out, we use registered third part agents but they dont supply direct to general business. :thumbdwn:

Anyone had experience of this' date=' by any chance? With impending European legislation regarding the disposal of these, having evidence of proper disposal etc, I thought I'd check on people's experiences, if any?!

If you've got any details of companies (Manchester or nationwide) or if your local council provides a service, let me know.

Trying to ring the local council anytime past 4pm on a Friday was obviously a mistake

Cheers

Steve[/quote']

Steve

My Cousin runs a small Computer Disposal company who would give you a quote if you have not already got it sorted, they are also based in warrington.

Let me know and i will sort out his number for you.

Mike

Our local council inform us that there is a

Steve

My Cousin runs a small Computer Disposal company who would give you a quote if you have not already got it sorted' date=' they are also based in warrington.

Let me know and i will sort out his number for you.

Mike[/quote']

Mike, that would be helpful. Actually finding it quite difficult to find a company operating in the NorthWest, and who are willing to deal in small quantities. I'm only looking to get rid of 6 monitors at the moment, but there'll obviously be stuff in the future, and I need to have details on file for forthcoming audits etc

As long he can provide certificates of disposal I'll be happy!

Cheers,

Steve

http://www.computerdisposals.com/content.htm

When ringing ask for paul gibbons.

And explain to him that his cousin Mike Gibbons (me!!) put you in contact with them.

Not sure on prices etc but you do get certification of everything disposed of.

Mike

Cheers Mike

I'll let you know how I get on...

Steve