Farrell Heyworth smart recycling move
Farrell Heyworth and PC World tie up to recycle
IT equipment
Keen to play its part in reducing the growing volume of
electrical waste that is taking its toll on the environment,
Farrell Heyworth has teamed up with PC World to ensure that all its
unwanted IT hardware is passed for recycling.
Last year the government launched its
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations to
encourage companies and individuals alike to make arrangements for
the recycling or safe disposal of their old electrical goods
instead of throwing them away with their rubbish, and the leading
independent estate agent’s IT department has taken the message
firmly on board.
"With over 25 branches across the North West and a
strong commitment to making the most of new technology to improve
customer service, we produce our fair share of electrical waste so
it’s important that we set an example by disposing of it
responsibly", explains Farrell Heyworth’s ICT Director, Paul
Morgan.
"The amount of electrical waste (and that’s everything from
hairdryers to washing machines) that we throw away in the UK is
growing by 5% year on year - which means that every twelve
months the UK will create enough waste to fill Wembley Stadium six
times over. What’s more, over three quarters of this ends up in
landfill sites, where the toxins it contains can contaminate water
and soil with potentially serious health repercussions for wildlife
– and for humans."
"By working in partnership with PC World, one of the largest
resellers of IT equipment in the country", he adds, "we can be
confident that all of our life expired IT hardware and that which
is beyond economical repair is disposed of within WEEE regulations.
85% of the materials that make up the products sent to PC World’s
recycling centre are processed and end up back on the shelves as
part of new PCs or other electrical items".