A key concern for any business removing obsolete IT equipment is the secure removal of their data. We take this very seriously, which is why all our personnel are vetted to BS:7858 Standard and are able to handle multiple levels of secure information. We will also carry out a pre-move audit and marketplace investigation to establish whether equipment holds any resale value, with the view to offset the proceeds against offering a completely free of charge service.
Concept Management has a long and proven history of helping businesses to dispose of obsolete IT equipment in an efficient and legal manner. Our entire proposition is collaborative and bespoke tailored to your needs and carried out in accordance with the UK Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive.
Environmental Agency regulations state that any business or organisation that uses or produces electrical and electronic equipment be required by law to ensure they take responsibility of the recycling and disposal of their IT equipment. Concept Management has the perfect IT disposal and recycling solution for you, taking a complex and time-consuming task off your hands and providing you with the necessary certificates of destruction where required.
Electrical Waste
When choosing a partner for type of electronic waste disposal or computer waste disposal, you must ensure that they are accredited and more importantly licenced, at Concept Management we feel that environmental legislation is a difficult, oft misunderstood topic that is subject to wide interpretations. Concept Management insist on being Environment Agency approved ATF and AATF and can provide environmental permits and credentials, written procedures for all recycling activity undertaken on site and management of downstream partners who may perform subsequent processes on e-waste.
You should also demand: a written process for treatment of waste (WEEE) is provided to you.
Your partner holds an environmental permit (waste management licence) ie. ATF & AATF, a Duty of Care Licence and a Waste Carrier and Broker Permit.
When material received is hazardous waste it must be managed in accordance with The Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005
When your partner receives WEEE, that they are able to demonstrate that we treat WEEE according to the guidance on best available treatment, recovery and recycling techniques (BATRRT).
That your partner has personnel in place with suitable levels of qualification (Certificate of Technical Competence COTC) issued by The Waste Management Industry Training and Advisory Board (WAMITAB)
Concept Management are compliant with all Environment Agency directives and guidelines and we do not work under any exemptions, let us help with all your electronic waste disposal or computer waste disposal requirements.
One of the fastest expanding stream of UK waste is electronic equipment waste. Consumers frequently change their electronic equipment and the electronic waste mountain grows. Millions of obsolete electronic items are discarded each year.
AN EXCELLENT ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT WASTE DISPOSAL SERVICE
Electronic equipment should never be thrown out because they may contain toxic substances. Electronic equipment waste often ends up in the developing world. Concept offers a electronic waste disposal service for corporate, educational and governmental bodies throughout the United Kingdom. We ensure…..
- That corporate branding is removed from each item.
- Compliance with stringent UK environmental legislation.
- Minimal Disruption to your business.
- A low cost effective solution to your electronic waste disposal problems.
Resources are extracted from obsolete or faulty electronic equipment stock. We also re-use electronic waste components deemed to have residual life. Hard disks are fully erased.
WEEE LEGISLATION AND ELECTRONIC WASTE DISPOSAL
New legislation came into force in 2007 to cover waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). It is now a requirement that you obtain and keep proof that your electronic equipment WEEE was given to a electronic equipment waste management and recycling company such as Concept, and was treated and disposed of in an environmentally sound way.
The regulations have significant implications those who treat or recover electronic equipment WEEE, and stipulate that users must store, collect, treat, recycle and dispose of electronic equipment WEEE separately from other waste.