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From 1 July 2007, new government regulations called the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations came into force to encourage people to arrange collection or recycling of old electrical products, rather than throwing them away.
Q: Why should waste electrical goods be recycled?
A: Recycling unwanted electrical products is better for the environment. The amount of electrical waste, from hairdryers to washing machines, that is thrown away is increasing by around 5% each year. This means that in one year the amount of electrical waste created in the UK could fill Wembley Stadium 6 times!

Over 75% of waste electrical goods end up in landfill, where lead and other toxins contained in electrical goods can cause soil and water contamination. This can have a very harmful effect on the natural habitat, wildlife and also human health. When situated near populated areas these toxins can cause problems to communities as their water and soil is polluted.

Many of the electrical items that we throw away can be repaired or recycled. Recycling items helps to save natural resources and also reduces the environmental and health risks associated with sending waste electrical goods to landfill.
Q: How can I recycle my old electrical and electronic products?
A: PC World are offering free in store take back so you are able to take your items to our stores. You need not have purchased the equipment in one of our stores.

If you are purchasing a product from a store or via Collect@Store
Just bring your waste product with you when you come to purchase your new one. You must make sure that the product is clean and safe – ie no broken glass or sharp edges.*

*We reserve the right to refuse products that are not presented in a clean and safe manner.

If you are returning a PC, laptop or any other product that may store personal information (Cameras, MP3 Players, hard drives) you will need to have removed any personal data from your old product prior to us collecting/receiving it as once received/collected we will not carry out any data removal.

If you are purchasing a product for home delivery
If you are purchasing a large screen TV via home delivery we can collect your old TV from your home when we deliver your new one – please call our telesales team on 0844 561 0000 to arrange prior to placing your order on the website.

For all other home delivery products just return the old product to your nearest PC World store within 28 days of receiving your new product, following the guidelines above.
The crossed out wheelie bin logo will help you identify which products are recyclable Q: How will I know whether the new products I buy can be recycled?
A: All new electrical and electronic products sold now carry the ‘crossed out wheelie bin’ logo to help you identify which products are recyclable. You do not need to have purchased new equipment to be able to recycle your old appliances.
Q: What happens to old appliances?
A: The products are sent to our recycling centre and around 85% of the materials are recycled and made into new PC’s or electrical goods.
Q: How long will it take from arrival at depot to being back on the shelf as a new product?
A: This period of time taken to process the WEEE at the factory is relatively short (e.g. within 24 hours). However, there are a number of factors thereafter that affect how long it might take before the recycled parts end up in a new PC.