Cambridge Computer Recycling

Cambridge Computer Recycling

‘Please don’t skip it, let us strip it’

Phone: 01223 - 473875

Email: sales@cambridge-computer-recycling.co.uk

Address: 542 Newmarket Road, Cambridge, CB5 8LL

Office hours: Monday to Friday, 08:00 – 17:00hrs

Open to public: Tuesday and Thursday, 09:00 – 13:00hrs

We are a commercial computer recycler based in Cambridge, England. We collect redundant I.T. equipment from businesses, schools / colleges, hospitals, and other establishments across East Anglia (Cambridgeshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex, Northamptonshire, Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire and beyond). We are licensed Waste Carriers with the Environment Agency and are Paragraph 50 exempt from the W.E.E.E. Directive. We issue Duty of Care notices upon completion of every collection. We recycle anything that was a computer (regardless of age) or that would have been attached to a computer.

What do you collect?

CRT monitors

TFT screens

PCs & any component parts

Laptops / notebooks / PDA

Servers

Apple Macintosh / Sun

Printers / faxes

Scanners

Photocopiers

Keyboards / mice

Wires / cables / power supplies

Network switches / hubs / routers

UPS & batteries

What don’t you collect?

CRT Televisions

Photocopiers or UPS equipment that cannot be handled by 2 men

RGB / monochrome / terminal / smashed CRT monitors (see below)

Do you charge?

We aim to collect for free (and nearly always do), and to recover our fuel and wage costs through what we recycle. All collections within the Cambridge locality are free.

Unfortunately some collections are uneconomic due to a combination of distance and, more importantly, quantity. Often we can combine small jobs into a round-trip, but where this is not possible we have to charge a turn-out fee. We do not charge on a per unit basis, nor do we cherry-pick. Our fee is calculated using route-planning software on the basis of £1 (+ VAT) per mile for a one-way trip from our premises to yours. Owing to the minimal residual value of CRT monitors, there may instead be a charge of £2.50 per monitor if your load is largely or exclusively monitors.

Any fee is discussed and arranged before collection. Please do not assume you will be charged. Call 0870 041 6483 or email sales@cambridge-computer-recycling.co.uk

Can I drop off my unwanted equipment?

Yes - we are open to the public every Tuesday and Thursday morning between 9 AM and 1 PM. Our workshop is at the rear of 542 Newmarket Road (look for the wind-turbine), accessed by way of Cutthroat Lane (a dirt track leading off Newmarket Road from the pedestrian crossing adjacent to Ditton Fields). 542 is 4 doors away from Cambridge United’s Abbey Stadium on the same side of the road. Businesses are more than welcome to bring their equipment to us. Dropping off is free of charge (even for CRT monitors), our yard manager will help you unload, and Duty of Care notices will be issued where required.

Can you physically destroy my hard-drives?

Every hard-drive we recycle is routinely either hand disassembled or fully wiped using software. For those seeking the additional reassurance of having their disks physically destroyed, we offer our shredding process at a cost of £5 (+ VAT) per drive up to 100 drives and £5 (including VAT) for quantities greater. This is carried out at our premises using our custom-made machine. For more information, please see our website:

http://www.data-shredders.co.uk/

What if my CRT monitors are beyond repair or reuse?

CRT monitors are classified as hazardous waste only if they have smashed cases, smashed screens or screen burn. To legally dispose of more than 200kg of hazardous waste in any 12 month period, you have to be registered with the Environment Agency as a producer of hazardous waste. Online registration costs £18, telephone registration £23, and paper registration £28. Waste carriers such as ourselves are not permitted to collect hazardous waste from unregistered premises.

If your monitors are beyond repair or reuse, they are hazardous waste and we will need to consign these from you. For this, there will be a charge of £20 + VAT, plus £15 per monitor disposal cost. If you are unsure, please contact us.