Computer Recycling in Manchester
Old desktop PCs, monitors, keyboards and peripherals collected and recycled for schools, offices and organisations throughout Manchester.
An IT refresh always leaves something behind – boxes of knotted cables, docking stations, mice, keyboards, flat-screen monitors, all-in-ones and tower PCs. For public-sector teams, charities, schools and businesses across Manchester, Skips Manchester arranges computer recycling. Our licensed team carries out the collections and takes the equipment to authorised treatment facilities.
The service is aimed mainly at commercial quantities: a classroom being re-equipped, all the desktops from one department, or a storeroom that has gradually filled over the years. We’re happy to take older equipment as well, bulky CRT monitors included, which are difficult to dispose of by any other route these days.
For a quote, give us an approximate unit count and declare anything with a battery inside, for example wireless peripherals or UPS units. Where drives are still fitted, deal with the data question first – our secure data destruction service is there to help. Then contact us or complete the quote form.
Computer Recycling services
What happens to computers after recycling
Once computers reach an authorised treatment facility, they are taken apart and split into their constituent materials. Plastics are sorted, circuit boards are sent for specialist recovery of precious metals, and copper, aluminium, steel and other metals are reclaimed. Parts that call for careful handling – some kinds of screen, and batteries – are taken out and dealt with on their own.
Handled like this, useful materials stay in circulation and potentially harmful substances are kept out of landfill. Your organisation also gets a documented end point for the equipment, which is valuable when an audit comes round or you report on sustainability.
CRT screens and older monitors
Old cathode-ray tube monitors sitting in a cupboard count as hazardous waste, owing to the leaded glass inside the tube. We supply the consignment note they have to travel with. Careful handling is also needed for some older flat screens that use fluorescent backlights.
When you ask for a quote, list any CRTs as their own line. Leave them in one piece and don’t stack them anywhere they might fall. Modern LED monitors are simple by comparison and go in with the general load of computers.
Before the machines are handed over
More computer recycling jobs are delayed by data than by anything else. Settle beforehand whether drives will be removed or wiped in-house, or whether you want us to deal with data-bearing devices; certificates of destruction are available on request.
Other useful preparation: store the equipment somewhere secure and dry, bag up loose cables once coiled, and take out anything that isn’t computer kit. Where laptops form part of the load, our laptop recycling page has guidance on their batteries.
Computer kit we can collect
- Small-form-factor PCs and desktop towers
- All-in-one machines
- LCD and LED monitors
- CRT monitors (hazardous waste)
- Webcams, mice and keyboards
- Power supplies, cables and docking stations
- Wireless peripherals and UPS units (batteries declared)
Please leave out
- General office waste, packaging and paper
- Furniture (priced on its own)
- Swollen or damaged batteries, except by prior agreement
- Loose chemicals or spilt toner
Not sure? See what can go in a skip or ask us when you book.
Well suited to
- IT refreshes
- Colleges and schools
- Charitable organisations
- Teams in the public sector
- Clearing out storerooms
- Office relocations
Computer Recycling – your questions answered
Can’t see your question? Call 0333 121 1056 or send us a message.
Should hard drives be wiped before computer recycling?
Responsibility for the data on your machines rests with you, so it has to be dealt with ahead of the collection or as part of it. Either remove or wipe the drives in-house, or ask us to handle the data-bearing devices – certificates of destruction can be supplied on request.
Will you also take cables, mice and keyboards?
Yes. Cables and peripherals count as electrical waste as well, and sending them now means you won’t need to book another job later. Coil the cables and put small items in boxes or bags, for quick loading and counting.
Can old CRT monitors be recycled?
They can. Because of the leaded glass they contain, CRT monitors are hazardous waste, so declare them at quote stage; they move on a consignment note. Where you can, store them upright and in one piece.
Our school is replacing a classroom of computers – is that enough for a collection?
Yes – re-equipping a classroom is a standard commercial-quantity job and fits the service well. Tell us when the equipment will be ready to go, the number of monitors, desktops and other items, and whether there are any battery-powered devices.
Request your free quote – no obligation
Tell us what you need, where and when. Photos, data sheets or site plans help us price accurately – and we’ll get back to you with a competitive quote.
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