WEEE Destruction & Regulations

A few years ago, computer equipment at the end of its life was: either transported to the recycling center or given to schools or associations, without further control.

New regulations have forced companies to change their habits. And if the purchase of equipment remains a decisive moment for the entire company, the end of life of this equipment becomes a real headache. Indeed, the law makes you responsible for what will happen to each component of your IT. Also, if the association or school to which you gave your equipment does not recycle it over time, you may be subject to fines.

BESTinfo therefore supports you at each stage of the destruction of your equipment. You simply send a list of equipment or even photos, some information on the accessibility of your premises and a single contact takes care of:

• logistics
• decommissioning
• destruction slips
• data erasure
• and more particularly, upon arrival in our warehouses:
  • Certified data erasure upon request
  • Sorting equipment intended for the second-hand market
  • Sorting of equipment intended for the WEEE recycling market
  • Sorting of components intended for “artistic recycling” with your agreement (see video below as an example)
  • WEEE service management
  • Recycling certificate

BESTinfo has all the necessary approvals to ensure the transport of these materials and is associated, among other things, with suitable companies, allowing recycling that complies with WEEE standards and promotes the integration of disabled people into the professional environment.

A possible good surprise? In fact you think your equipment is obsolete, but it can perhaps be reconditioned and reused. In this case, depending on the configuration, we will offer to buy it back.

You thought you had a problem, maybe we’ll help you save money!

Electronic waste or waste of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE or so-called “D3E”) is waste of end-of-life equipment (notably computers, printers, mobile phones, digital cameras) that we offer you to manage entirely. (from collection to electronic waste recycling certificate)

This electronic waste has a very high ecological footprint due to the large quantities of water, metals and energy resources mobilized by the design, manufacturing, transport, use and recycling of electrical and electronic components and objects.

Computer equipment contains brominated flame retardants, some of which are proven endocrine disruptors in the laboratory, which affect the environment, but to which people who dismantle or break electronic equipment are particularly exposed.

In France, by “dangerous components coming from electrical and electronic equipment”, we mean the electronic components themselves but also “targeted batteries and accumulators (…) considered dangerous, mercury switches, glass (leaded and treated with rare earths) from cathode ray tubes and other activated glasses, etc. »

Learn more about official regulations

When it arrives in our stocks, your equipment is “treated” in the following way:
Certified data erasure upon request
Sorting equipment intended for the second-hand market
Sorting equipment intended for the WEEE electronic waste recycling market
Sorting of components intended for “artistic recycling” with your agreement
WEEE service management
Recycling certificate