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Recycling Overview

The UK is the fastest growing waste stream in the European Union.  It has been estimated that 1.9 million tonnes of e-waste are produced here every year.  These goods typically contain hazardous chemicals such as lead and mercury, and as they decompose they tend to let off toxic gasses.

A typical computer is constructed with many heavy metal and toxic chemicals as the following illustrates:


 

  1. Lead in cathode ray tube and solder

  2. Arsenic in older cathode ray tubes

  3. Selenium in circuit boards as power supply rectifier

  4. Polybrominated flame retardant in plastic casings, cables and circuit boards

  5. Antimony trioxide as flame retardant

  

  1. Cadmium in circuit boards and semiconductors

  2. Chromium in steel as corrosion protection

  3. Cobalt in steel for structure and magnetivity

  4. Mercury in switches and housing

As a means to try to curb some of this unwanted pollution the EEC issued a directive called the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive.  The directive requires for each nation to collect the equivalent of 4kg of "e-waste" collected for every person living in the country.  Laws were brought into force as a means to enforce/encourage improvements in how such waste was disposed of, and procedures were put into place to track down and punish polluters.

At TBC Recycler and Auctioneer we offer a complete service for processing your old computer systems.  Instead of going straight to a landfill site, we will service, repair and re-circulate your equipment.