Intec Micros - Doing Our Bit For The Environment
Recycling your old electricals is easy!
Recycle your electrical and electronic devices free at your local recycling centre. To find your nearest centre, visit the Recycle More website and type in your postcode.
Why recycle?
Unwanted electrical equipment is the UK’s fastest growing type of waste.
Many electrical items can be repaired or recycled, saving natural resources and the environment. If you do not recycle electrical equipment will end up in landfill where hazardous substances will leak out and cause soil and water contamination – harming wildlife and also human health.
We’re proud to support your local authority in providing local recycling facilities for electrical equipment.
To remind you that old electrical equipment can be recycled, it is now marked with the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol. Please do not throw any electrical equipment (including those marked with this symbol) in your bin.
What is WEEE?
The Waste Electrical or Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive requires countries to maximise separate collection and environmentally friendly processing of these items.
How are we helping?
In the UK, distributors including retailers must provide a system which allows all customers buying new electrical equipment the opportunity to recycle their old items free of charge. As a responsible retailer, we have met the requirements placed on us by financially supporting the national network of WEEE recycling centres established by local authorities. This is achieved through membership of the national Distributor Take-back scheme (DTS).
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To find more information on WEEE recycling and to locate your nearest recycling centre please visit the Recycle More website.
Our Environmental Policy
Intec Microsystems Ltd are a responsible member of the business community and as a major recycling company recognise that we have an important part to play in environmental protection through the maximisation of the re-use of materials and the avoidance of unnecessary disposal of electronic equipment as waste to landfill. It is therefore one of our major business objectives to seek effective routes for the re-use and recycling of electronic equipment and to identify and promote the use of these routes among our potential client base.
However, as a company we also create environmental impacts. We are, therefore, as part of our systems of environmental control, working closely with our strategic partner who has achieved certification to the international environmental management standard ISO 14001. The environmental management system our partner has adopted under ISO 14001 commits us to:
- Regularly assessing the environmental impacts or our activities and services and, based on the results of these assessments, setting annual environmental objectives and targets to enable us to achieve continual improvement of our environmental performance.
- Remaining at all times fully aware of both the environmental legislation that applies to our activities and also to those standards and codes of practice to which we subscribe. We are committed to ensuring compliance with the requirements of such legislation and standards by carrying out regular audits.
- Preventing pollution and minimising the environmental impacts that we create by:
- Introducing, maintaining and improving procedures for effective waste reduction and control within our business.
- Monitoring the energy we use for building heating, operation of equipment and travel and reducing this as far as practicable through energy reduction initiatives.
- Reducing our emissions to atmosphere and use of resources by careful choice of equipment and effective maintenance.
- Ensuring that all staff are fully aware of our environmental policy and of the environmental impacts of their individual jobs to ensure that they can play their part in ensuring that our overall environmental impacts are reduced to a minimum.
This policy fully endorsed by Intec Microsystems Ltd and our partner’s directorate. It is reviewed annually and updated as required to ensure our commitment to the changing environmental conditions to which all business is subject.
COMPLIANCE STANDARDS
- Authorised Treatment Facility - Registration number C7599
- Waste Management Licence / Environment Permit – Permit number 100604
- Waste Carriers Licence – Registration number EAN 963030
- ISO 14001:2004 – Certificate number EMS 540261
- ISO 9001:2008 – Certificate number FS 540260
- Quality manual – Company quality manual covering all compliant standards
- Environmental Agency Audit - Quarterly
- UVDB Verify Assessment – Registration number 88068
- Fully WEEE compliant
Waste Battery Regulations
Under the Waste Battery Regulations, Intec Microsystems are now offering a take back scheme for all portable waste batteries. You can return your waste batteries to our business premises in person (PLEASE DO NOT POST).
Alternatively, you can find your local waste portable battery recycling facility at www.recyclenow.com
Most supermarkets and shops that sell batteries will have collection bins for used batteries, and some town halls, libraries or schools may also set up collection points. End-users may find stores in their local area more accessible.
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