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Latest UK WEEE recycling news

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Welcome to the UK division of Sims Recycling Solutions, the world's largest electronics recycler

Sims Recycling Solutions offers national WEEE recycling and a secure IT equipment recovery, refurbishment, re-use, resale and recycling service.

Choose Sims Recycling Solutions for cost effective, legislation compliant, data secure, electronics recovery and recycling services. We recycle e-waste such as computer equipment, televisions, small domestic appliances, medical equipment and tools. 

Find out more about our electronics recycling services including specialist fridge recycling and CRT recycling facilities, or visit our IT asset recovery section for a range of computer recovery, reuse and recycling services.

In addition to e-waste services in the UK, Sims Recycling Solutions offers electronics and computer disposition services in continental Europe and on four other continents. We are part of the world's largest metals recycler, Sims Metal Management Limited, which has over 230 recycling centres worldwide, including over 35 metal recycling centres in the UK.

View our UK recycling locations or contact us to discuss your electronics recycling or IT Lifecycle requirements.

UK e-recycling locations

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UK recovery and recycling centres:

Commercial e-waste can be taken to your nearest WEEE recycling centre or collected using our secure logistics network.

WEEE recycling services

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Choose Sims Recycling Solutions for:

  • Cost effective national electronics recycling
  • WEEE Directive compliant processes
  • Environmentally responsible recycling
  • ISO and OHSAS certified practices
  • Specialist fridge, cartridge and CRT recycling

Visit our e-waste disposal services pages to find out more...

IT Lifecycle Services

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Sims' Lifecycle Services division offers expert B2B IT retirement services:

  • Comprehensive asset tracking
  • Secure data destruction
  • Full reporting and certification
  • Re-use, redeployment, resale
  • Computer parts recovery, commodity recycling

Our aim is to help you to maximise returns on your surplus and end of life computer and ICT equipment.

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Certified and licensed

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Certifications and standards:

  • Hazardous waste licences
  • ISO 14001 Environmental Management
  • ISO 9001 Quality Management
  • OHSAS 18001 Safety Management
  • UK Government standards of physical destruction
  • HMG IA 5 (formerly Infosec 5 and CESG Manual S)
  • Microsoft Authorised Refurbisher

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