WEEE
recycling.
E-waste is the fastest-growing waste stream. CCL provides specialist reuse and recycling services to help you dispose of your waste responsibly and keep items out of landfill.
WEEE
RECYCLING
WEEE stands for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, commonly called e-waste. It covers practically any household or business item that has a plug, battery, or cable and has reached the end of its useful life
CCL is proud to offer the most comprehensive WEEE recycling service in the UK, helping our customers meet their legal obligations to properly dispose of WEEE equipment while going far beyond minimum required standards for environmental protection.
Many WEEE recycling companies focus on high-value equipment that can be easily reused, but CCL invest in new processes and works with customers to maximise reuse and recycling across a broad range of products. Our carefully managed processes help us achieve the highest possible recycling rates and ensure nothing goes to landfill. We work hard to extend product lifecycles and work within the circular economy.
We are fully licenced to collect and process all types of WEEE equipment, including small and large domestic appliances, refrigeration equipment, household and industrial batteries, fluorescent tubes and luminaires, and display equipment. We follow stringent processes to ensure we remove any data before reusing or recycling equipment.
4,100
collections last year
2,000+
hard drives shredded per hour
5.2 million
kg of equipment recycled last year
Secure
IT Recycling.
WEEE equipment follows our core process from your enquiry through collection and data destruction.
Once we complete any necessary data destruction, you can choose from three options for secure WEEE recycling, based on your preferences and the equipment's component value.
- Televisions
- Heaters
- Lawnmowers
- Hi-fi systems
- Amplifiers
- Speakers
- CD players
- DVD players
- Coffee makers
- Xbox
- Wii
- PlayStation
- Lamps
- Telephones
- Mobile phones
- Vacuum cleaners
- Floor steamers
- Hand tools
- Drills, fans
- Test equipment
- Multimeters
- PAT testers
- Oscilloscopes
- Sky boxes
- Electronic musical keyboards
- Electronic guitars
- Sewing machines
- and more.
ReUSE
Wherever possible, we re-use complete products. CCL established our own brand, ReBorn, to expand our industry-leading re-use capability and build confidence and trust in our range of refurbished WEEE equipment.
Recover
When reuse isn't possible, we dismantle the equipment to recover components. We’ve developed new processes and identified customers who can re-use components or sub-assemblies as spare parts, including through our sister company Restructa.
recycle
We carefully dismantle the remaining parts to recover base materials using specialist equipment to prevent the escape of harmful materials and chemicals such as lead, mercury, or cadmium. We use carefully audited, fully licensed specialist downstream refiners to reuse and recycle all recovered precious metals and base materials.
VAPE RECYCLING.
CCL has recycled vapes at our Approved Authorised Treatment Facility (AATF) in Irvine, Scotland since 2019.
While vapes are classed as hazardous, they contain many valuable, recyclable components. The plastic or metal casings, the wiring, and the lithium battery can all be recycled and put back into the manufacturing cycle. The remaining parts (nicotine tank/filter) are used as fuel in energy-from-waste facilities, ensuring nothing is sent to landfill.
We work with producers and retailers, providing containers for used vapes as part of their legal take-back obligations, and we collect from HWRCs daily. Public members can recycle vapes safely, helping preserve resources.
Manufacturers, retailers, and distributors are invited to reach out for solutions promoting recycling as the best choice for the planet.
Innovative
WEEE Recycling
Achieving the highest recycling rates in the industry demands unwavering commitment, substantial investment, and the foresight to innovate. CCL has strategically built partnerships to expand its customer base and develop innovative products from refurbished WEEE equipment and recycled components. Our proactive approach sets the standard for recycling excellence.
Aligned with circular economy principles, we have established our own brand, ReBorn. Our skilled repair team is dedicated to facilitating the reuse of various types of IT equipment and associated assets.
Through our sister company, Restructa, we recycle all types of display screens - CRT, LCD, LED, and Plasma - safely and responsibly. We transform the glass extracted from these screens into a SEPA-approved, reusable decorative aggregate known as Glasglo, which numerous councils use and which is available at more than 300 garden centres across the country. Additionally, our glass recycling process generates a fine dust by-product, which is repurposed into decorative tiles called SilicaStone.
The WEEE
Directive.
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations Act was introduced in the UK in 2007 and amended in 2013. It covers most goods which come with a battery or a plug.
The objective is to limit waste, promote a healthy industry standard of recycling, and to incentivise environmentally friendly product development. The UK discards over two million tonnes of WEEE items each year. These items often comprise a complex assortment of materials, some of which are hazardous. These items pose health risks if not handled properly.
Why choose
CCL
as your preferred partner?
With 25 years of experience, CCL (North) Ltd. is an industry leader in secure data destruction, IT asset disposal & reuse, and WEEE recycling.
Secure Data Destruction
Data is fully destroyed, no trace left behind
SUSTAINABILITY
Environmental protection is the focus of our operation
No THIRD Parties
in-house collection, data destruction and recycling
UK Processing
Retaining material value and creating jobs in the UK.