Consumer goods recovery
We work in partnership with sister company, Sims Recycling Solutions to offer businesses legislatively compliant recycling services under the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) European Directive.
The Sims Metal Management mechanical recovery processes are designed to separate and refine metal from domestic waste that is predominantly metallic. Old lawnmowers, tools, metal furniture and fittings are just some of the materials the business handles on a day-to-day basis.
Our scrap metal depots handle non hazardous and oversize electrical waste such as ovens and washing machines.
We accept and process many types of consumer goods at our UK metal scrap yards including:
- Washing machines
- Fridges
- Televisions
- Computers, laptops and IT equipment
- Electrical items
- Ovens
- Lawnmowers
- CRT (cathode ray tubes) from computer monitors and televisions
These WEEE items are transferred to Sims Recycling Solutions for environmentally friendly and legislatively compliant recovery and recycling.
Sims Recycling Solutions uses dedicated processes to recycle more complex electrical and electronic equipment such as brown goods, IT equipment and hazardous electrical and electronic equipment. An example is the world’s largest fridge recycling plant in Newport, South Wales which is capable of handling 1 million fridges per year, de-polluting to standards greater than UK legislation.
Visit Sims Recycling Solutions to find out more about our WEEE recycling services and locations.
To recycle your end of life consumer goods find your nearest WEEE licensed Sims Metal Management scrap dealer