Legislation

Environmental Policy for IT Waste Recycling & Reuse

Typically waste electronic and electrical equipment (WEEE) has been sent to landfill - a significant proportion of the well over 1,000,000 tonnes of WEEE that is produced by business in the UK each year. The WEEE Directive has been added to and amended over the past decade, with the aim to help address the environmental and social issues created by disposing of WEEE in this manner. The directive gives the legal framework to ensure that from July 1st 2007, all WEEE (both domestic and commercial) be re-used, recycled or treated. There is significant emphasis on waste prevention. Where possible, the waste should be re-used, and what can’t be reused should be treated and recycled, conforming to stringent standards.

 

A Plain English Guide to WEEE Environmental Responsibility

The WEEE Directive (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) places a legal duty on businesses to ensure that their redundant IT and electrical equipment is disposed of in an environmentally responsible way, and diverted from landfill. By placing the legal obligation on the waste producer to ensure that redundant electronic waste is re-used or recycled wherever possible, the WEEE directive is designed to force both businesses and consumers to examine the amount of waste they produce, minimize waste sent to landfill and increase recycling programmes. Under this legislation, items as diverse as mainframe computers, mobile phones and fax machines have to be separated from general waste and marked for recycling or reuse.

 

Data Security

Most companies these days employ safeguards such as firewalls and robust IT protection programs  for their IT equipment. However, when it comes to replacing them, many companies fail to dispose of the redundant items effectively, leaving the information stored within them at risk. In the current economic climate this could mean the difference between survival of your company or closure. Choosing the right provider to completely destroy your redundant IT equipment is a decision that must not be taken lightly. ECO TECH RECYCLE offers the perfect solution for those looking to balance the social and environmental benefits of recycling WEEE, against the commercial imperative of protecting confidential information. Our service will ensure that 100% of your company's redundant electrical and IT equipment, such as computers, servers, mobile phones, laptops and even fax machines are re-used or recycled without exposing your confidential information to potential misuse.

 

Data Protection Act for Computers & IT Equipment

The Seventh Principle of the Data Protection Act places a legal duty on businesses to protect confidential information, with fines of up to £500,000 and a criminal record for those who fail to do so. The Data Protection Act governs information storage in all forms, including both paper and electronic based formats. Wherever the information is stored, you have a legal obligation to ensure that it is handled correctly “from cradle to grave”. If you hold any information on your staff, customers, visitors or suppliers you must ensure that it is disposed of correctly and does not fall into unauthorised hands, where it can be at the risk of theft and misuse. By focusing on ensuring the secure and appropriate recycling of office equipment, our service removes any risks that may be associated with the re-use and refurbishment of old PCs and other IT equipment. Certificates of destruction confirming the complete destruction and eradication of any data from your equipment provides you with peace of mind and certainty that you are complying with the Data Protection Act and that none of your information will be at risk from theft and misuse. All computer hard drives containing even the smallest traces of data will be removed and wiped to the highest possible level, leaving no readable data.

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  • Householders and businesses in the uk throw at least one milliion tones of electrical and electronicexpepment (weee) away each year .Read More..

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