What is E-waste and how do you recycle it?

What is E-Waste?

Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE), more commonly known as e-waste, is made up of a wide variety of discarded and redundant electronic equipment. Electronic equipment can come in many forms including household items like irons, microwaves and fridges to more technical equipment like Computers, laptops and servers. In the UK alone it is estimated over 1.6 million tonnes of e-waste is produced each year!

How do we recycle it?

At SE Recycling we specialise in the reuse and recycling of IT equipment, ensuring devices like PCs and laptops are put back into the community with nothing going to landfill. We make sure sensitive data held on devices is completely destroyed in line with government guidelines. We then sort through all the redundant equipment to determine what assets can be refurbished and resold to customers across the UK.

Reuse First, Recycle Last

SE Recycling prioritises Reuse over recycling and this is why we ensure where possible that the IT we collect is refurbished ready to be reused again for many more years. Our refurbishment process includes many steps including re-skinning laptops, replacing or reprinting keys, replacement of components, respraying of hardware and much more to achieve a Grade A quality. We then sell our refurbished devices through a host of online platforms including Amazon, eBay and OnBuy.

Andes Mountains Hydro Power - Chile

Located in the Tinguiririca River upper valley, this Hydroelectric project is around 120km south of Santiago, Chile. Known as La Confluencia, the 163 MW run of river hydro power plant utilizes the hydrological resources of the Tinguiririca, Portillo and Azufre Rivers, in a run of river scheme to generate and supply zero emission energy to the Chilean central electricity grid (SIC). The power plant generates certified emission reductions (CERs) by displacing electricity generation from grid connected fossil fuel-fired power plants that would otherwise be generating electricity.

Environmental Sustainability

The primary objective of the proposed project is to help meet Chile’s rising demand for energy due to its economic growth and to improve the supply of electricity, while contributing to the environmental, social (job creation in the construction phase, and infrastructure enhancements in surrounding municipalities) and economic sustainability by increasing renewable energy’s share on the Chilean electricity consumption. The Project activity improves the supply of electricity with clean, renewable hydroelectric power while contributing to the regional/local economic development.

Social Development

Through the “Tinguiririca Participa” grant program, the project directly finances proposals presented by community organisation, in areas such as healthcare, education, and social change. In the first year of the program, the joint venture financed 11 projects, while today the number of projects surpasses 200. All of these initiatives are aimed at meeting community needs.

Flora and Fauna

In addition to social projects, reforestation of around 120 hectares around the site has been implemented, helping protect and improve the local flora and fauna, with a specific impact on local Tricahue Parrot, Torrent Duck, Freshwater Catfish, Torrent Duck and Freshwater Catfish species.

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