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With 239 businesses and 37,545 people, WD6 has a growing electronic waste challenge.

Every year WD6 discards of 10,596 pieces of electronic items, that due to their hazardous nature need to be recycled. More specifically it is estimated that WD6 disposes of 2,753 laptops, 3,671 computers, 2,972 monitors and 156 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 WD6 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 WD6?

Every year WD6 throws away 10,596 electronic devices, more specifically it is estimated that WD6 disposes of 2,753 laptops, 3,671 computers, 2,972 monitors and 156 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 WD6?

In general, the IT recycling process is as follows.

1. Collection and transportation

IT waste is collected from your site in WD6, 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 WD6?

Yes, the best way to perform IT disposal is through reusing electronic equipment, reuse is a better solution than standard IT recycling in WD6 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 WD6

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 WD6

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In WD6 we cover the following areas: -

  • Population Size 37,545
  • Active Businesses 239
  • Waste Collected (tonnes)15,744
  • Tonnes of Waste Recycled or Reused 7,708

How much waste do we produce in WD6?

Last year in this Post Code area, 37,545 residents and 239 businesses produced 15,744 tonnes of waste.

WD6 is made up of 4 areas;

Place
Total Waste produced (tonnes)
Borehamwood
3,857
Elstree
4,015
Green Street
3,542
Letchmore Heath
4,330


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 WD6 what recycling rates does the council achieve?

Last year WD6 managed to recycle or reuse 7,708 tonnes of waste (48.96%) against 8,036 (51.04%).

More specifically is made up of 4 areas which achieved all different waste mangement results.

Place
Recyeling rate (tonnes)
Avarge/Normal Landfill Rate (tonnes)
Borehamwood
1,889 (48.96%)
1,969 (51.04%)
Elstree
1,966 (48.96%)
2,049 (51%)
Green Street
1,734 (48.96%)
1,808 (51.04%)
Letchmore Heath
2,120 (48.96%)
2,210 (51.04%)
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How much did local councils in WD6 spend on waste management?

Last year local councils in WD6 spent £2,365,335.00 on waste management activities including collection, transport and treatment of household and business waste.

More specifically is made up of 4 places which spent different amounts on waste management activities.

Place
Amount spent on waste management
Borehamwood
£579,507.08
Elstree
£603,160.43
Green Street
£532,200.38
Letchmore Heath
£650,467.13
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How many residents and active businesses are there in WD6?

On record for last year WD6 had 37,545 residents and 239 active businesses.

is made up of 4 which all varied in the number of residents as well as the number of active businesses

Place
Residents
Active businesses
Borehamwood
6,087
59
Elstree
6,335
61
Green Street
5,590
54
Letchmore Heath
6,832
66
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How else did WD6 impact the environment last year?

In WD6 we cover the following areas: - which is made up of 87.53 hectares of greenbelt consumed energy from both domestic and commercial activities, more specifically had 3,445 fly tip incidents accompanied by 383 fly tip penalties.

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

Place
Fly Tip Incidents
Fly Tip Penalties
Borehamwood
844
94
Elstree
878
98
Green Street
775
86
Letchmore Heath
947
105
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