Forty old laptops
A school gets new laptops. Forty old ones sit in a cupboard. The caretaker says: "Put them in the skip."
But each laptop has metals that harm soil and water, and a hard drive full of student work. The skip is the wrong answer.
By the end of this lesson
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I can describe how a business must dispose of old electrical equipment safely.
Key words
| Word | What it means |
|---|---|
| WEEE | Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, said "weee" |
| Recycle | to break down old items and use the materials again |
| Reuse | to use an item again, as it is or after repair |
| Hazardous | harmful to people or the environment |
| Authorised | approved to do the job by the proper body |
| Data wiping | removing all data so it cannot be read again |
| Certificate | a paper that proves a job was done |
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The WEEE Regulations stop dumping
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 (the WEEE Regulations) are the UK rules on electrical waste. They cover anything with a plug or a battery.
The aim is to stop electrical waste going to landfill (a hole where rubbish is buried), and to recover materials. Makers and sellers have duties. So do businesses that throw equipment away.
What a business must do
| Duty | Example |
|---|---|
| Never put electrical waste in general rubbish | No laptops in the skip |
| Use an authorised collector or recycler | Check the firm is approved before handing equipment over |
| Keep records of what was collected | A waste note and a certificate for each collection |
| Reuse or give away equipment that still works | Refurbish and donate the forty laptops |
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