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With 172 businesses and 38,682 people, SM5 has a growing electronic waste challenge.

Every year SM5 discards of 10,917 pieces of electronic items, that due to their hazardous nature need to be recycled. More specifically it is estimated that SM5 disposes of 2,837 laptops, 3,782 computers, 3,062 monitors and 161 printers annually.

Carrying out proper IT disposal satisfies two purposes: the environment and your legal duty of care. With equipment that holds sensitive data you should ensure that you do not leave yourself open to data breaches through dodgy IT equipment recycling services

The range of waste types that are included in our IT recycling services in SM5 are computers, laptops, monitors, printers, mobile phones, and anything else that has a plug on it.
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Annually how much IT recycling waste is thrown away in SM5?

Every year SM5 throws away 10,917 electronic devices, more specifically it is estimated that SM5 disposes of 2,837 laptops, 3,782 computers, 3,062 monitors and 161 printers.

The total number of IT waste being disposed worldwide makes up 5% of all municipal solid waste, which is almost the same volume of all plastic packaging, but it is a lot more hazardous.
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What is the process of IT recycling in SM5?

In general, the IT recycling process is as follows.

1. Collection and transportation

IT waste is collected from your site in SM5, to be transported for recycling

2. Shredding & separation

The IT disposal waste is shredded then separated.

3. Preparation for sale

Once the shredding and separation stage is complete, the materials are prepared to be sold as usable raw materials.
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Is there a better way than just recycling IT waste in SM5?

Yes, the best way to perform IT disposal is through reusing electronic equipment, reuse is a better solution than standard IT recycling in SM5 as it extends the useful life of IT equipment. This means that it reduces the environmental impact of manufacturing new products as well as providing social and economic benefits by bridging the digital divide with affordable electronics.

Always bear in mind that data destruction is vital to maintain data security throughout any process of disposing of IT equipment and any piece of IT equipment that has been used to store data or has been plugged into a network is at risk.
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IT Recycling services in SM5

5 services available on Wayst

Laptop Recycling

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Monitor Recycling

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Server Recycling

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Computer Recycling

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Network Equipment Recycling

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What you need to know about SM5

SM5

In SM5 we cover the following areas: -

  • Population Size 38,682
  • Active Businesses 172
  • Waste Collected (tonnes)16,221
  • Tonnes of Waste Recycled or Reused 7,171

How much waste do we produce in SM5?

Last year in this Post Code area, 38,682 residents and 172 businesses produced 16,221 tonnes of waste.

SM5 is made up of 3 areas;

Place
Total Waste produced (tonnes)
St Helier
5,272
Stonecot Hill
5,110
Hackbridge
5,596


Assigned to a specific area it was the important responsibility of Veolia ES UK to deal with waste more efficiently on behalf of the council to manage waste in the area more efficiently to importantly collect both the segregated and mixed waste produced and to dispose of it either by recycling, reuse or landfill
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In SM5 what recycling rates does the council achieve?

Last year SM5 managed to recycle or reuse 7,171 tonnes of waste (44.21%) against 9,050 (55.79%).

More specifically is made up of 3 areas which achieved all different waste mangement results.

Place
Recyeling rate (tonnes)
Avarge/Normal Landfill Rate (tonnes)
St Helier
2,331 (44.21%)
2,941 (55.79%)
Stonecot Hill
2,259 (44.21%)
2,851 (55.79%)
Hackbridge
2,474 (44.21%)
3,122 (55.79%)
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How much did local councils in SM5 spend on waste management?

Last year local councils in SM5 spent £852,655.32 on waste management activities including collection, transport and treatment of household and business waste.

More specifically is made up of 3 places which spent different amounts on waste management activities.

Place
Amount spent on waste management
St Helier
£277,112.98
Stonecot Hill
£268,586.43
Hackbridge
£294,166.09
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How many residents and active businesses are there in SM5?

On record for last year SM5 had 38,682 residents and 172 active businesses.

is made up of 3 which all varied in the number of residents as well as the number of active businesses

Place
Residents
Active businesses
St Helier
12,572
56
Stonecot Hill
12,185
54
Hackbridge
13,345
59
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How else did SM5 impact the environment last year?

In SM5 we cover the following areas: - which is made up of 52.52 hectares of greenbelt consumed energy from both domestic and commercial activities, more specifically had 284 fly tip incidents accompanied by 32 fly tip penalties.

More specifically each Place performed differently as you can see below:

Place
Fly Tip Incidents
Fly Tip Penalties
St Helier
92
10
Stonecot Hill
90
10
Hackbridge
98
11
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