IT Waste Recycling and Disposal Middlesbrough

When your IT equipment cannot be reused and is at the end of its life, we can assist you in disposing of it or recycling it. IT Recycling Company in Middlesbrough Specializes in e-waste recycling, offering a safe, secure, and environmentally friendly way to get rid of significant volumes of obsolete technological equipment. You can use our services to safely and intelligently recycle I.T. equipment, rather than filling landfills or incineration (which emits toxic toxins into the air). You can call us today on 01642 685 493.  We provide a safe and secure disposal service for all of your computer equipment in compliance with the “WEEE” standards and directives.

What is IT Waste Recycling and Disposal?

The dismantling and separation of components and raw materials from technological waste devices is known as computer recycling, electronic recycling, or e-waste recycling. Although re-use, donation, and repair are not precisely recycling techniques, they are nonetheless viable options for disposing of IT waste.

Electronic recycling is done largely to recover rare earth metals and precious metals, as well as polymers and metals, which are in limited supply. Following purification, these are resold or utilised in new gadgets, effectively establishing a circular economy. Such procedures necessitate specialized equipment and locations, although sound components from broken or outmoded computers can frequently be repurposed at home or in the workplace, lowering replacement expenses.

Recycling is considered environmentally friendly since it avoids dangerous material from computers and other IT materials from entering the atmosphere, landfills, or rivers, such as heavy metals and carcinogens. While electronics make only a small percentage of total waste, they are significantly more hazardous. As a result, there are strict regulations in place to regulate and encourage the disposal of equipment in a sustainable manner.

IT Waste Recycling Methods

As we have mentioned above, through recycling we can recover valuable metals and other minerals from e-waste, which saves natural resources (electricity), reduces pollution, reduces landfill space, and creates jobs. E-waste recycling aids in the reduction of manufacturing waste. A single computer and monitor requires 1.5 tons of water, 530 pounds of fossil fuel, and 40 pounds of chemicals to produce. Eighty-one percent of a computer’s energy is consumed during manufacture, not during operation.

It can be difficult to recycle old electronics because they are complex devices made up of varying amounts of glass, metals, and polymers. Following is a brief overview of the recycling process. It varies depending on the materials recycled and the techniques used.

Collection and Transportation: IT waste recycling, like many other recyclable materials, include collection and transportation as part of their recycling processes. Well collect the waste from your collection bins or take-back booths and transported to recycling plants.

Sorting, shredding, and separation: After collection and transportation to recycling centers, e-waste materials must be separated into recoverable commodities that can be used to make new goods for the consumer. Effective material separation is at the heart of electronics recycling. Plastic waste is shredded into small pieces of as little as 100mm so that metals and internal circuitry are easier to separate. The IT waste is then separated and sorted by separating plastics from metals and internal circuitry.

Preparation for Resale: After shredding, sorting, and separation, the separated materials can be used as raw materials for manufacturing new electronics or other electronic items. 

Despite the fact that the volume of IT waste is continually increasing, the quality of IT waste is deteriorating. Devices are shrinking in size and containing less precious metal. As a result, the material values of many end-of-life electronic and electrical gadgets have plummeted. Sagging worldwide prices for recycled goods have harmed electronics recyclers, resulting in lower profitability and business closures.