Whether you are a single computer user or a business owner that has many computers and office related equipment knowing that you have the option to recycle your old computer equipment will give you peace of mind and being ensured you are following the legal requirements.
Most people will think of recycling as simply turning over your old equipment to a qualified disposal company with nothing in return, when in actuality you will often receive a sum of money depending on the computer equipment you are recycling. For this reason alone if you have an office that is either upgrading your computers or you are closing your business recycling your computer equipment through a qualified recycler is the only good option.
Another thing that you can rest assure is that when you are turning over your old computers you will not have to worry about sensitive data being leaked to other individuals, these recycling companies take steps to wipe the old hard drives clear of all data. The way that they ensure that the data is actually wipe clear without damaging the hard drives is they will rewrite over all of the old data three times, although in the case the hard drive cannot be cleared it will be considered unusable and destroyed.
You will also find that recycling computers is even available to the simple consumer who may upgrade their personal computer or monitor. If you are unable to give your old computer or monitor to a friend or relative you can take your old equipment to a recycling centre and even receive a small reimbursement, after all its much better to recycle them simply placing your computer and monitor in the trash where it will eventually cause harm to the environment.
When choosing a computer or IT Disposal Company you will want to check that they meet certain standards and are also licensed in certain areas. A few of these licenses include a waste carrier license, waste management license. Another thing you will want to ensure that they have available is the WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) documentation which is a hazardous waste consignment note. Another important part of choosing a company is ensuring that they will provide you with a data erase certificate especially if you are turning over computers which held sensitive data such as personal information or client information like billing information and addresses.
You will find that there are many IT equipment recycling companies available in the UK, just ensure that they will meet the standards or recycling and old computer disposal properly.