WEEE Waste Collection in Manchester
Office IT, commercial fridges, fluorescent tubes, vapes and batteries – business electrical waste picked up anywhere in Manchester, with the paperwork to prove it.
If it has a plug, a lead or a battery, it will almost certainly become WEEE – waste electrical and electronic equipment – at the end of its life. That takes in desktop PCs, phones, light fittings and commercial fridges alike. For businesses and organisations in Manchester and across Greater Manchester, Skips Manchester arranges licensed WEEE collections and delivers the equipment to authorised treatment facilities.
Commercial quantities are what this electrical waste service is mainly built for: a facilities team emptying a storeroom in Trafford Park, a retailer refitting a unit on Market Street, an IT refresh at a Spinningfields office, or a school swapping out classroom kit. Because electricals shouldn’t be put in a general skip, the easiest way to satisfy your duty of care is a dedicated collection with its own documentation.
To get a quote, give us a rough idea of the items and the quantity, and declare anything that contains batteries, since that changes how the load is packed and transported. You can call 0333 121 1056, send us your details or fill in the quote form on this page.
WEEE and electrical recycling options
What is classed as WEEE
Electrical waste is split into categories under the WEEE Regulations, and each category is treated in its own way at the facility. Most Manchester businesses will recognise their own waste in a handful of these groups:
- Lighting – light fittings, fluorescent tubes and other lamps
- Cooling equipment – bottle coolers, display chillers, freezers and fridges
- IT and telecoms – laptops, PCs, servers, printers, phones and networking kit
- Monitors and screens, older CRT displays included
- Items that run on batteries, such as cordless tools, handheld scanners and vapes
- Catering equipment, power tools and small appliances
Not certain whether an item qualifies? Put a description on the quote form and we will tell you how it needs to be dealt with.
Hazardous waste and the paperwork you’ll receive
Some electrical items are classed as hazardous waste. Typical examples are fluorescent tubes and other lamps containing mercury, CRT screens, fridges and freezers that hold refrigerants, and certain batteries, lead-acid units among them. Whenever hazardous waste is moved it is accompanied by a consignment note, which our licensed team supplies – our guide to hazardous waste documentation explains more.
The rest of your WEEE travels on a waste transfer note under the duty of care, and you should hold on to that note for a minimum of two years. Should an auditor or the Environment Agency ever ask where your old equipment went, those documents answer the question.
How WEEE collection works
Start by telling us where the equipment is, what it is, the approximate quantity and how it’s stored – in cages, on pallets, boxed or loose. Point out any data-bearing devices, anything containing batteries and anything that may be hazardous waste. Access matters as well: a goods lift, a loading bay reached from a back street, or a city-centre road with loading restrictions, bus gates or controlled parking will all affect the plan.
We then confirm the price, the collection date and the vehicle. When the crew arrives, they load the equipment and hand over the correct paperwork. For individual waste streams, see computer recycling, fridge and freezer recycling or battery recycling.
Items we can collect
- Laptops, desktop PCs and monitors
- Telecoms equipment, servers and networking kit
- Scanners, copiers and printers
- Chillers, freezers and fridges from commercial premises
- Light fittings, lamps and fluorescent tubes
- Power tools, catering kit and small appliances
- Battery-powered devices, including vapes (declared)
- Loose batteries (declared)
Outside the scope of a WEEE collection
- Clinical waste
- Asbestos and items containing asbestos
- Chemicals, solvents and paints
- Aerosols and gas bottles
- Food or general waste mixed with the electricals
- Swollen or damaged lithium batteries, except by prior agreement
Not sure? See what can go in a skip or ask us when you book.
Well suited to
- IT refreshes in offices
- Refits of shops and venues
- Colleges and schools
- Facilities management teams
- Letting agents and landlords
- Businesses relocating or closing
WEEE Collection – your questions answered
Can’t see your question? Call 0333 121 1056 or send us a message.
Can old electrical items go in a skip?
They can’t. Skips routinely exclude electrical equipment because it has to be taken to an authorised treatment facility, not a general waste site, and part of it counts as hazardous waste too. Arrange a dedicated WEEE collection for it, and check what can go in a skip to see everything that is restricted.
Is household electrical waste something you collect?
The WEEE service is aimed mainly at commercial quantities. For just one or two items from home, the council’s household waste recycling centre or its bulky waste collection will normally suit you better. Bigger domestic loads, such as the electricals from clearing an entire property, are worth raising with us via the quote form.
Why must batteries be declared when I request a quote?
A damaged battery can overheat or start a fire, and lithium-ion cells – found in cordless tools, vapes, phones and laptops – are the main concern. Knowing what the load contains lets us segregate, pack and carry it safely and issue the correct paperwork. A collection can be held up or refused if batteries turn up undeclared.
What paperwork comes with a WEEE collection?
A waste transfer note, issued under the duty of care, covers ordinary electrical waste. Hazardous items – fluorescent tubes, CRTs and fridges containing refrigerants, for instance – move on a consignment note. Hold on to transfer notes for a minimum of two years and consignment notes for three.
Where do you offer WEEE collections?
Subject to availability, we cover Manchester and the towns around it, among them Salford, Stockport, Bolton, Oldham and Wigan. The quickest check is to put your postcode into the quote form, or look at the areas we cover.
Can our business have regular WEEE collections?
Yes. Where electrical waste builds up continually – at an IT services firm, a managed office building or a retailer with several branches, say – we can normally put repeat collections in place to an agreed timetable, depending on availability. Contact us and tell us your usual volumes.
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