In partnership with Barry-based A&LH Environmental Services, the charity runs a scheme for companies across south Wales to responsibly and sustainably dispose of electrical equipment that no longer works or that is no longer needed.
A&LH Environmental collect the unwanted equipment and either recondition or recycle wherever possible.
Any profits raised are donated to Keep Wales Tidy, which uses the money to help local community groups to improve their environment, as well as supporting its litter and waste work and supporting volunteers in cleaning up their communities. The charity has raised almost £300,000 since its inception.
Since the project began nearly 15 years ago, Keep Wales Tidy and A&LH Environmental Services have collected over 1 million kg of ICT equipment, with almost 150,000kg being reused.
Deputy chief executive of Keep Wales Tidy, Louise Tambini, said: “Protecting the environment now and for the future is what Keep Wales Tidy is all about. If we can take good quality materials and find a way to repurpose or reuse them, it benefits businesses, the environment, and the economy.
“The strategy is simple: eradicate litter and waste, create and restore green spaces, and empower the next generation on environmental issues. This IT recycling project just makes sense and fits in with our ethos. We are proud to be doing our bit to help businesses recycle those more challenging electrical items, while also allowing us to raise funds for other projects.”
‘A cleaner, greener Wales’
Cabinet secretary for climate change, Huw Irranca-Davies, said: “Recycling projects like this one from Keep Wales Tidy are a great way to help organisations take action to reduce their impact on the environment.
“If everyone looks for ways to reuse, repurpose and recycle, as well as considering buying second-hand, rather than new, it can make a huge difference to the amount of waste ending up in landfill each year. It will also go a long way to helping us create a greener, cleaner Wales.”
Businesses can register to participate in this scheme and arrange a collection of its unwanted waste electrical and electronic equipment. All data on hard drives will be destroyed securely and the business will receive validation certificates as proof, along with a full breakdown of all items disposed of, as well as reports and certificates within weeks of your collection date.
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