Why Is WEEE Recycling Important?

It’s no secret that businesses need electrical items to function. Most businesses use computers, printers, specialist equipment, and other forms of IT to complete their needed tasks. Unfortunately, at some point, waste electrical and electronic equipment disposal is necessary.

Whether this is because they are broken or have become redundant and no longer useful, electronics eventually reach the end of their use. When broken, some items can become difficult to dispose of or even hazardous, making them potentially dangerous when not disposed of by a certified waste carrier.

This is where companies like S2S Group come in to support in the disposal of electronic devices.

How Does S2S Group Support WEEE Disposal? 

S2S Group seeks to help businesses recycle their IT waste in line with UK GDPR law and regulations to help businesses avoid fines and keep their data safe.

How Dangerous Is WEEE To Our Environment?

Waste electrical and electronic equipment (or WEEE) is one of the fastest-growing waste streams on the planet. Due to new electronic products being produced so quickly, and old ones becoming redundant, the UK throws away a huge amount of WEEE every year.

When you get rid of old electronics instead of recycling, the valuable internal elements of that product are lost. Batteries along with gold, aluminum, and other reusable metals are held within many electronic items which can be extracted. Rather than these products cluttering the planet and leaking harmful pollutants into the Earth, battery or mobile phone recycling, for instance, allows S2S Group to better protect the environment.