What is WEEE recycling?
WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) covers any end-of-life device with a plug, battery or circuit board. UK WEEE regulations require it to be recycled through a licensed, properly documented route, not sent to landfill. We recycle your WEEE compliantly, reuse-first, and give you the evidence notes to prove it.
What we accept
We specialise in recycling and disposal of commercial IT and technology. If it has a plug, a battery or a circuit board, we’ll recycle it compliantly.
| Computing | Networking & Servers | Peripherals & Telecoms |
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| Laptops & MacBooks | Rack & Blade Servers | Monitors (TFT/LCD/LED) |
| Desktop PCs & iMacs | Switches, Routers & Firewalls | VOIP & PBX Systems |
| Tablets & iPads | Storage Arrays (SAN/NAS) | Keyboards, Mice & Docking Stations |
| Workstations | UPS & Battery Backup Units | Printers, Scanners & Plotters |
Note: We focus exclusively on commercial IT waste. We do not accept office furniture or domestic appliances (white goods).
Why Choose Surplex?
The reclamation process
Our Reports
A complete, audit-ready trail – automatically every WEEE evidence note, asset report and carbon record is filed in your Surplex Portal as the job completes, available 24/7 and ready for audit.
Value-Offset Pricing
Recycling that can pay for itself Where equipment still holds resale value, our open-book value-offset model returns it to you, offsetting the cost of collection and recycling.
Compliance automation, in one place
Every destruction and erasure record lands in the Surplex Portal — certificates, serial-level reports and ESG data, available 24/7 and ready for audit.
Regulatory compliance, handled
The latest Workplace Recycling Regulations 2026 across England and Wales place stricter segregation and reporting duties on businesses for their IT assets. Every collection we perform triggers a fully documented Duty of Care audit trail. If your compliance team needs precise technical classifications for sustainability reporting, see our engineer’s guide to EWC codes for IT assets. Our processes are mapped to international standards, mitigating corporate liability through certified downstream management — see our operational guide to ISO 14001 for corporate IT compliance.
Compliance we can prove, not just promise
Every collection comes with a complete, audit-ready paper trail – certificates of data destruction, serial-level reporting, WEEE evidence notes and ESG data, all available in your portal. Our secure facilities include a BS EN 1143-1 rated strong room, and data is destroyed to NIST 800-88 standards. We’re ISO 14001 certified, ICO registered, an Environment Agency licensed waste carrier, and JOSCAR & FSQS registered.
Trusted in the sectors where compliance can’t slip
Frequently asked questions
Insights into our technical reclamation and circular economy framework.
Navigating the complexities of WEEE compliance and the Global Circular Economy requires more than basic logistics; it requires technical precision. We have compiled strategic answers regarding our material reclamation processes, Scope 3 carbon reporting, and the Value-Offset funding model. Our goal is to provide the transparency and data your organisation requires to align technology disposal with modern ESG standards.
Every collection triggers an automated audit trail. Through the Surplex Portal, you receive 24/7 access to:
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WEEE Waste Transfer Notes (Legal proof of compliant disposal).
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Certificates of Destruction (Serialized proof of data sanitisation).
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Asset Inventory Reports (Make, Model, Serial Number, and Specification).
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ESG & Carbon Impact Data (Quantified Scope 3 emissions savings for your sustainability reporting).
We offer a dedicated Remote Recovery Service. Instead of forcing your employees to find boxes and drop items at a local shop, our vetted drivers visit their home address directly. We provide the secure transit cases and manage the paperwork at the door, ensuring a professional experience for your staff and total security for your data.
Our process is built on the principles of the Circular Economy. Every asset that enters our facility is meticulously demanufactured into core material streams: ferrous and non-ferrous metals, high-grade plastics, glass, and circuit boards.
We partner exclusively with Environment Agency-authorized downstream refiners who specialise in precious metal recovery. This ensures that every gram of material is returned to the global supply chain, with zero waste diverted to landfill.
Yes. Data security is never compromised for the sake of recycling. Every data-bearing component (HDD, SSD, Flash) is first segregated and held in our Secure Strong Room. Before any physical material recovery begins, these items are either digitally wiped using Certus software or physically reduced to 6mm particles via our industrial shredders.
You receive a serialized Certificate of Destruction for every drive, ensuring compliance before the raw materials are refined.
Even when a laptop or server is no longer viable for resale as a whole unit, its internal components—such as CPUs, RAM modules, and GPUs—often retain significant market value. Our technicians harvest these high-value parts for the secondary market. This “Component Reclamation” generates the revenue that fuels our Value-Offset model, allowing us to provide secure collection, hazardous waste management, and certified disposal at zero net cost to your organization.
