Data equipment

Data equipment are all electrical and electronic equipment that contain data storage, such as mobile phones, computers and digital cameras.

Data devices contain many valuable and nonrenewable metals and minerals. Utilizing them saves energy and reduces dependance on raw materials.

Photo: Recycling process of data equipment / Kuusakoski Oy.

In the recycling process, data equipment are crushed for the materials to be separated from each other with different technologies. For example, color metals such as copper and aluminium are melted. They are reutilized for instance in vehicle and electronics industry.

Old computers screens might contain phosphorus or mercury that are classified as harmful substances. They are separated in the recycling process and distributed to the relevant processing units of special waste.

Data equipment usually contain different types of plastic too. The plastic parts are recycled either as material or utilized as energy.

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Generally, the materials continue their journey toward East Asia where most of the electronics is produced.

Producer organisations are responsible for processing the data equipment returned to the official reception points securely. Please consult your retailer about the possibility to return discarded data equipment into a locked data-SER bin.

WHY CHOOSE ELKER?

1. Elker is a reliable service provider with over 10 years of experience in the field.

2. Elker is always up-to-date on the latest obligations set out in the EU's WEEE directive and the corresponding obligations of the Finnish legislation.

3. Elker organises the recycling processes of electrical and electronic equipment efficiently.

4. Elker's WEEE recycling processes are sustainable and safe.

5. The WEEE collected is mainly recycled in Finland, according to strict safety regulations and processes.

6. Elker is part of a European-wide joint venture network that enables the producers to settle the WEEE and battery & accumulator requirements and take care of the responsibilities also in Norway and Switzerland, in addition to most of the EU countries.