Firm Urges Businesses to Future-proof E-waste Disposal

Last year, the company was granted permission to treat up to 25,000 tonnes of WEEE annually.

SEATTLE (Scrap Monster): iWaste, who used to based in Eversley and are now in Arborfield Cross, is encouraging companies to take action ahead of potential regulatory changes that could require separate recycling of electronic waste.

The company has launched SimplerWEEE, a new digital recycling service designed to help businesses efficiently manage Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).

Sam Mountain, operations director at iWaste, said: 'Our view is that WEEE recycling will become a mandatory part of the Simpler Recycling directive within the coming years, meaning that it will need to be stored separately before collection.

 iWaste, who used to based in Eversley and are now in Arborfield Cross, is encouraging companies to take action ahead of potential regulatory changes that could require separate recycling of electronic waste.

The company has launched SimplerWEEE, a new digital recycling service designed to help businesses efficiently manage Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE).

Sam Mountain, operations director at iWaste, said: 'Our view is that WEEE recycling will become a mandatory part of the Simpler Recycling directive within the coming years, meaning that it will need to be stored separately before collection.

 'The Government is seeking ways to reduce the amount of electronic waste sent to landfill, incinerated, dumped or left lying around in premises and make a further move towards the goal of a circular economy.

'In the UK we generate around 1.6m tonnes of WEEE annually and it is estimated that less than one-third of e-waste is collected for recycling.

'This situation simply cannot be tolerated for the good of the planet.'

 Although the Government's new Simpler Recycling regulations, which came into effect on March 31, do not currently cover electronic waste, iWaste believes future updates to the legislation are likely.

Sam said: 'It is highly likely we will get new e-waste regulations and smaller businesses will be scrambling around to seek solutions.

'Our SimplerWEEE enterprise will allow them to get processes in place in advance to give them an eco-friendly, future-proofed solution for dealing with waste electronics.'

The SimplerWEEE service allows businesses to choose a bin size starting from 20 litres, customise the design, and set a collection frequency through a digital platform.

When the bin is full, a collection request can be submitted online and iWaste will collect the bin for processing in line with environmental regulations.

More information about the SimplerWEEE scheme is available at simplerweee.co.uk.

iWaste, which employs 35 people, was established in 2013 and has invested significantly in infrastructure, vehicles, and a custom cloud-based management system.

Last year, the company was granted permission to treat up to 25,000 tonnes of WEEE annually.

Earlier this year, iWaste marked its 40,000th job booking and added an 18-tonne lorry to its fleet to further reduce emissions and support its sustainability goals.

 Courtesy: www.basingstokegazette.co.uk