Did You Know...?
UK households dispose of over 1.2 million tonnes of electrical and electronic waste every year. This is the equivalent of 150,000 double decker buses.
Much of the UK's electronic waste ends up in landfill sites, where toxins put communities at risk. Failure to segregate any type of recyclable material in the home will usually result result in items being disposed of in a landfill site (buried in the ground) or being incinerated.
The UK WEEE Regulations require that businesses involved in the supply of electrical equipment take an active role in its collection and recycling.
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 environment effects of sending often hazardous electrical equipment to landfill.
So that you can get your old electrical products recycled, Weldricks has made a financial contribution towards the development of improved recycling collection points, known as 'Designated Collection Facilities', throughout the UK through our membership of the Distributor Take Back Scheme.
To remind you to recycle, all new electrical products are marked with a crossed out wheelie bin symbol.
Customers can take any old electrical equipment to participating civic amenity sites (often known as 'household waste recycling centres') run by their local council. please remember that this equipment will be further handled during the recycling process, so be sure to remove any non-electrical products (for example: food waste).
The following materials are collected:
- Nebulisers
- Blood Pressure Monitors
- Electric Toothbrushes
- All other waste electrical and electronic equipment
You can locate your closest participating recycling centre at: www.recycle-more.co.uk or by calling our customer service team on 0808 164 3211.
Our registration number is: 700231.
Expires: 31/12/2026
Returning Items Containing Hazardous Materials
All products that contain substances which are flammable, pressurised, corrosive, damaging to the environment, irritant or harmful, are classified as "Hazmat items". These items are classified as dangerous goods in the EU and the UK.
Damaged Hazmat items, including damaged lithium batteries, aren't returnable and should be disposed of in a recycling centre.
To organise a return of any other type of hazmat, please contact our customer service team at customerservices@weldricks.co.uk or by calling on 0808 164 3211.
Our Customer Service team will assess the return or recycling request you require and arrange a return including sending appropriate packaging and labelling if required.