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23rd December 2007
The WEEE Directive & Digital Freedom Ltd (Box77.co.uk)
The company has until the 23rd December 2007 created no waste
electrical & electronic equipment. The following text is intended
as a statement of intent regarding our future management of WEEE
This page aims to set forth the company's obligations, policy
and activity regarding any waste electrical and electronic equipment
that its activities and trade may create.
The goal of our WEEE policy is to create as little unnecessary
waste as possible, to maximise the usefulness of any electrical
items that belong to the company and to dispose of any items that
have reached their end of life in as safe and environmentally
conscious manner as possible. Furthermore, we advise our users,
clients and staff to dispose of their personal equipment in a
responsible and environmentally friendly manner.
To this end we make information available regarding local authority
and commercial recycling points local to our registered office.
We also inform clients, staff and the public where they may obtain
further details from UK government and European bodies regarding
WEEE and its disposal.
We believe that one of the most effective ways of managing and
limiting the creation of global WEEE is to limit the amount of
new electrical equipment that is purchased in the first place.
Where no advantage exists (eg: a new item may have a power saving
that over its lifetime justifies it replacing another working
item) we strive to use reclaimed / refurbished and second user
components and systems wherever possible. Over its lifetime with
the company and beyond, a machine's primary use and user may change
to reflect its relative specification at a specific time. We attempt
at all times where viable to recover usable and working components
from non-working machines.
General
The company only purchases new items where absolutely necessary,
and which are to be incorporated into its own systems and equipment
pool. It is not a wholesaler / distributor, does not supply new
PCs or internal components and is not a retailer of new goods
to the public.
The company only sells new items to consultancy / web services
clients and client managers. This does not currently include new
PCs or other large electrical equipment. New electrical / electronic
related items supplied to this group includes cabling, connectors,
adapters, input devices and storage media.
The company purchases surplus, used & refurbished systems
and components through various channels including purchases from
the general public via online auctions.
The company sells used and working items including systems and
components through various channels including to the general public
via online auction. It also sells 'spares or repair' items which
are believed to be repairable or contain useful and usable components.
Web Servers
We lease full or partial servers located in various data centres
around the globe. At present we have no colocated servers which
belong to the company but are located and have internet connectivity
provided offsite.
Office Equipment
Office printers, fixed line and mobile telephones, scanners,
digital cameras and other office and portable equipment is used
only by the company and directors / staff / freelancers performing
company work
PCs & Components
Working PC systems and components that are no longer required
by our company or clients are offered to interested client managers,
services resellers, project partners etc. Any that fail to find
a network buyer are auctioned off. Any that still fail to find
a buyer are securely stored prior to disposal.
Non-working PCs are disassembled and working components recovered
for reuse / resale. Faulty components and machines from which
nothing else can be reclaimed are securely stored prior to disposal.
Hard drives are permanently archived or undergo data wiping,
are formatted & then reused, resold or securely stored prior
to appropriate disposal
Network Stock - New Items
Consumables (excluding batteries)
Cables and adapters
Input devices (mice and keyboards)
Small peripherals (USB card readers etc)
Misc
All equipment belonging to the company should be returned to
the company's hardware workshop for processing and reuse or disposal
via the appropriate channels.
At no time does the company have in excess of 250kg of end of
life WEEE in storage awaiting disposal.
The company contact regarding WEEE compliance is 'The WEEE Compliance
Officer' and contactable via our registered
company address
Definitions
'permanently archived' indicates a data storage media item (commonly
HDD - Hard Disk Drive) which contains sensitive or important information
(and any additional hardware necessary to access this data) which
has been placed into archive storage in our secure, non public
facilities.
'data wiping' indicates use of appropriate software to securely,
safely and irreversibly delete and make inaccessible any data
contained on storage media, primarily hard disk drives. This activity
primarily falls under our Data
Protection and Privacy obligations
'securely stored' indicates items which are categorised and held
in secure, non public facilities prior to disposal
'disposal' indicates an end of life item. These are disposed
of via the appropriate channel
'reused' indicates an item that is still usable and in working
condition and is used again in another computer or with another
of our users etc
'resold' indicates an item that is still usable and in working
condition and is sold to the public as a used item.
'end of life' indicates an item that is no longer in working
condition, is obsolete and unsellable or both
'appropriate channels' indicates the recommended method for disposal
of any given item. These include return to manufacturer, retailer
program, delivery to local authority recycling points and contracted
commercial recycling operations.
Weee links
NetRegs.gov.uk
DTI.gov.uk
Environment
Agency
Europa.eu
Recycling
Facility Locator
Manchester
Council WEEE information
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