Electrical Appliance Recycling - Electrical Safety First
Case reference FOI2019/00457
Published 26 June 2019
Request
1) Are electrical appliances recycled or re-sold by your local authority when collected from households or deposited at your recycling facility? (please specify)
2) How are they processed? a) They are recycled i.e. broken down into recyclable parts on-site or by a contractor off-site (please specify) b) They are recycled for re-use i.e. broken down into parts and re-used in other electrical products c) They are re-sold for re-use as a second hand electrical good for sale without being broken down d) Other - please specify
3) Who processes them? (E.g. local authority, contractor, re-manufacturer, second hands retail store)
4) If re-sold, are the items checked a) for electrical hazards and / or b) if they are subject to a product recall prior to their sale? If so, who undertakes this task?
5) Do you know where the electrical items are re-sold? a) Sold at a goods auction (please specify) b) Sold/given to a charity c) Sold to consumers directly (online/in person/at your recycling site) (please specify) d) Sold at a local market place e) Don't know f) Other - please specify
6) What advice is available to consumers from your local authority on: a) recycling of electrical goods and how they are disposed of (e.g. broken down etc) b) resale of electrical goods (e.g. where they are sold)
Response
We have considered your request for information. Please find the response below.
1) Are electrical appliances recycled or re-sold by your local authority when collected from households or deposited at your recycling facility? (please specify)
Recycled.
2) How are they processed?
They are processed by a third party off site as part of a compliance scheme.
- a) They are recycled i.e. broken down into recyclable parts on-site or by a contractor off-site (please specify)
They are processed by a third party off site
- b) They are recycled for re-use i.e. broken down into parts and re-used in other electrical products
We do not hold this information
- c) They are re-sold for re-use as a second hand electrical good for sale without being broken down
They are recycled.
- d) Other - please specify
3) Who processes them? (E.g. local authority, contractor, re-manufacturer, second hands retail store)
Contractor
4) If re-sold, are the items checked for
- a) electrical hazards and / or
- b) if they are recalled electrical products prior to their sale? If so, who undertakes this task?
N/A
5) Do you know where the electrical items are re-sold?
- a) Sold at a goods auction (please specify)
- b) Sold/given to a charity
- c) Sold to consumers directly (online/in person/at your recycling site) (please specify)
- d) Sold at a local market place
- e) Don't know
- f) Other - please specify
N/A
6) What advice is available to consumers from your local authority on: a) recycling of electrical goods and how they are disposed of (e.g. broken down etc) b) resale of electrical goods (e.g. where they are sold)
Please see our website at: https://www.guildford.gov.uk/whatgoesinmybins
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