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Carbon negative WEEE recycling

At Zero Tech Waste, sustainability isn’t just a checkbox, it’s the foundation of everything we do. Our carbon-negative operation and ethical, accountable WEEE recycling processes ensure that businesses can meet their Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) goals with confidence—whilst we uphold ours.

We’re the first WEEE recycling company in the UK who go further than net zero — our promise is to be carbon negative.

Our commitment is to the circular economy through sustainable IT recycling. We do this by investing in UK-based carbon offset initiatives to ensure that our operations actively remove more CO₂ than they produce. We offset more carbon than we generate by using UK-based tree-planting schemes to actively contribute to a greener future. These are schemes which plant native trees that are the right kind of species for the local ecosystem. We help businesses and public sector organisations dispose of IT assets sustainably and with full compliance to WEEE regulations. This is all part of our unwavering focus on responsible recycling.

Our sustainable and accountable approach

Our energy source is a provider with low-to-zero carbon emissions at generation, and with full accountability over the CO2 impact, which we include in our reporting.

We use electric vehicles for collections wherever possible, to reduce generated emissions at the tailpipe. For the collections we make with diesel or petrol vehicles, we report on the mileage and fuel consumption to account for the CO2.

All the materials we collect are processed within the UK. This removes the need for global shipping with its associated environmental and ethical concerns).

We have a zero landfill policy, meaning all collected IT assets are either refurbished, reused, or recycled.

We thoroughly check our suppliers and industry partners to make sure their environmental values and procedures align with our own.

The health of the environment is dependent on more than just CO2, and we ensure proper handling of all waste materials at all times.

Ethical IT recycling that makes a difference

We’re committed to a cleaner, greener future. With our carbon-negative approach, strict WEEE compliance, and zero landfill commitment, we provide IT disposal solutions that protect both the planet and your business.

Want to know more about how we can help your organisation meet its sustainability goals? Get in touch today.

Accountability and transparency

By choosing Zero Tech Waste, your company contributes to a circular economy while meeting sustainability targets. We help you to demonstrate this by: publishing our own CO2 report, annually on this page.

We also send you a follow-up email after we have processed the items we collected from you with a note about the amount of CO2 offset.

Responsible WEEE disposal & recycling

100% WEEE-compliant by ensuring IT assets are processed responsibly.

Zero landfill guarantee – everything is either reused or ethically recycled.

Materials recovery – Circular economy solutions to extend the lifecycle of IT assets. Components such as plastics, circuit boards, and metals are extracted and reintroduced into the supply chain. Our recycling process ensures that valuable materials, including copper, aluminium, gold, and rare earth elements, are repurposed rather than wasted.

Supporting corporate ESG & public sector sustainability goals

For businesses and public sector organisations committed to sustainability, proving environmental responsibility is essential. Our IT recycling service supports your ESG and sustainability objectives by providing full certification and reporting for compliance and sustainability tracking, supported by secure data destruction to prevent sensitive information leaks.

It’s easy to recycle e-waste with us

  • Free, nationwide collections
  • Secure data destruction
  • WEEE & GDPR compliant

We recycle all IT, WEEE and electronic waste, and we offer free collections from your premises when there’s 10 or more qualifying items. We guarantee 100% destruction of your sensitive data and you will receive a Certificate of Destruction when the items have been recycled. Whether you’re looking for a one-time solution or ongoing support, we’re here to make IT recycling simple, sustainable, and stress-free.

Zero Tech Waste IT Recycling Collections

Book a collection

We collect IT waste from your premises at a convenient time. Fully secure, tracked and certified. Free when there’s 10 or more qualifying items.

Secure on-site IT recycling with Zero Bin

Zero Bin

A secure on-site bin for recycling IT waste. You pay for the initial cost of the bin, and the recycling is free when there’s at least 10 qualifying items inside.

Zero Post Free, secure IT Recycling by post

Zero Post

Recycle with our free and secure postal service, Zero Post. We’ll send you a shipping label, you package your items then give them to our trusted courier and we do the rest.