Recycling
Helping the environment
- Waste electrical and electronic equipment is the fastest growing waste stream in the UK, increasing by 5% every year.
- In 1 year in the UK we produce enough waste electrical and electronic equipment to fill Wembley Stadium 6 times.
- Our aim is to reduce the amount of electrical waste that ends up in landfill and in turn help to protect the environment from further damage; together we can make a difference!
Helping to recycle your old elctrical equipment
Please help us to mimimise the effect we have on the environment by recycling your waste electrical goods. To find out more about recycling of electrical waste equipment, please visit www.recycle-more.co.uk where you can find the locations of collection points near you.
In order to help meet our obligations as a distributor of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), we have opted to become a member of the Distributor Take Back Scheme (DTS) and instead of collecting waste items ourselves, have made a financial contribution towards a national fund to assist local councils to further develope their existing waste electronics collection facilities.
Why are we involved?
Recycling facilities are now available for all customers at which you can deposit your old electrical products. This is a requirement under UK and European legislation (The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment - or WEEE Directive). The aim of the legislation is to;
- Make good use of the materials that make up old electrical equipment by recycling rather than disposing in landfill.
- Prevent the negative environmental effects of sending often hazardous electrical equipment to landfill.
As a conscientious business, Simply Hostess has chosen to group together with other retailers in joining the 'Distributor Take Back Scheme' (DTS). Through this scheme, we have paid toward the provision of improved of recycling facilities for our customers.
How does this work in practice?
Customers will be able to take any old electrical equipment to participating civic amenity sites (often known as 'household waste recycling centres') run by their local councils. Please remember that this equipment will be further handled during the recycling process, so please be considerate when depositing your equipment.
Funding collected through the Distributor Take Back Scheme has been distributed between all Local Authorities in the UK to ensure the provision of improved recycling facilities. Producers of these products will then ensure that deposited items are taken away and recycled.
Where to dispose of electrical equipment?
Wherever practical, old electrical waste should not be disposed of with your household waste. You can locate your closest participating collection site at www.recycle-more.co.uk (please remember to have your postcode to hand).
To remind you to recycle, all new electrical products are marked with a crossed out wheeled in symbol.
For further information please visit www.recycle-more.co.uk.
