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With 184 businesses and 31,422 people, KT6 has a growing electronic waste challenge.

Every year KT6 discards of 8,868 pieces of electronic items, that due to their hazardous nature need to be recycled. More specifically it is estimated that KT6 disposes of 2,304 laptops, 3,072 computers, 2,488 monitors and 131 printers annually.

Carrying out proper IT disposal satisfies two purposes: the environment and your legal duty of care. With equipment that holds sensitive data you should ensure that you do not leave yourself open to data breaches through dodgy IT equipment recycling services

The range of waste types that are included in our IT recycling services in KT6 are computers, laptops, monitors, printers, mobile phones, and anything else that has a plug on it.
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Annually how much IT recycling waste is thrown away in KT6?

Every year KT6 throws away 8,868 electronic devices, more specifically it is estimated that KT6 disposes of 2,304 laptops, 3,072 computers, 2,488 monitors and 131 printers.

The total number of IT waste being disposed worldwide makes up 5% of all municipal solid waste, which is almost the same volume of all plastic packaging, but it is a lot more hazardous.
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What is the process of IT recycling in KT6?

In general, the IT recycling process is as follows.

1. Collection and transportation

IT waste is collected from your site in KT6, to be transported for recycling

2. Shredding & separation

The IT disposal waste is shredded then separated.

3. Preparation for sale

Once the shredding and separation stage is complete, the materials are prepared to be sold as usable raw materials.
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Is there a better way than just recycling IT waste in KT6?

Yes, the best way to perform IT disposal is through reusing electronic equipment, reuse is a better solution than standard IT recycling in KT6 as it extends the useful life of IT equipment. This means that it reduces the environmental impact of manufacturing new products as well as providing social and economic benefits by bridging the digital divide with affordable electronics.

Always bear in mind that data destruction is vital to maintain data security throughout any process of disposing of IT equipment and any piece of IT equipment that has been used to store data or has been plugged into a network is at risk.
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IT Recycling services in KT6

5 services available on Wayst

Laptop Recycling

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Monitor Recycling

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Server Recycling

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Computer Recycling

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Network Equipment Recycling

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What you need to know about KT6

KT6

KT6 includes places such as St Mary's Church Long Ditton, Tolworth Hospital and Dysart School. The average property price is £543,937 which is 9.6% lower than the London average

  • Population Size 31,422
  • Active Businesses 184
  • Waste Collected (tonnes)13,177
  • Tonnes of Waste Recycled or Reused 6,847

How much waste do we produce in KT6?

Last year in this Post Code area, 31,422 residents and 184 businesses produced 13,177 tonnes of waste.

KT6 is made up of 3 areas;

Place
Total Waste produced (tonnes)
Hook
4,282
Effingham
4,546
Longmead
4,151


Assigned to a specific area it was the important responsibility of SLWP (South London Waste Partnership), which has been set up between Merton, Kingston upon Thames, Croydon and Sutton to deal with waste more efficiently in south London along with the waste contractor Veolia ES UK to manage waste in the area more efficiently to importantly collect both the segregated and mixed waste produced and to dispose of it either by recycling, reuse or landfill
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In KT6 what recycling rates does the council achieve?

Last year KT6 managed to recycle or reuse 6,847 tonnes of waste (0.5196) against 6,330 (48.04%).

More specifically is made up of 3 areas which achieved all different waste mangement results.

Place
Recyeling rate (tonnes)
Avarge/Normal Landfill Rate (tonnes)
Hook
2,225 (0.52)
2,057 (48.04%)
Effingham
2,362 (0.52)
2,184 (48.04%)
Longmead
2,157 (0.52)
1,994 (48.04%)
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How much did local councils in KT6 spend on waste management?

Last year local councils in KT6 spent £245,371.75 on waste management activities including collection, transport and treatment of household and business waste.

More specifically is made up of 3 places which spent different amounts on waste management activities.

Place
Amount spent on waste management
Hook
£79,745.82
Effingham
£84,653.25
Longmead
£77,292.10
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How many residents and active businesses are there in KT6?

On record for last year KT6 had 31,422 residents and 184 active businesses.

is made up of 3 which all varied in the number of residents as well as the number of active businesses

Place
Residents
Active businesses
Hook
10,212
60
Effingham
10,841
63
Longmead
9,898
58
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How else did KT6 impact the environment last year?

KT6 includes places such as St Mary's Church Long Ditton, Tolworth Hospital and Dysart School. The average property price is £543,937 which is 9.6% lower than the London average which is made up of 5.74 hectares of greenbelt consumed energy from both domestic and commercial activities, more specifically had 45 fly tip incidents accompanied by 5 fly tip penalties.

More specifically each Place performed differently as you can see below:

Place
Fly Tip Incidents
Fly Tip Penalties
Hook
15
2
Effingham
15
2
Longmead
14
2
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