Electrical goods are the fastest growing waste stream in the UK, growing by 5% each year.

UK households dispose of over 1.2 million tonnes of electrical waste every year. This is the equivalent of 150,000 double decker buses and would be enough to fill the new Wembley Stadium 6 times over!

Much of the UK's electronic waste ends up in landfill sites, where toxins put communities at risk. Failure to segregate any type of recyclable material in the home will usually result in items being disposed of in a landfill site (buried in the ground in the UK) or being incinerated.

What is York Doing?

Recycling facilities are now available for all customers at which you can deposit your old electrical products.  This is a requirement under UK and European legislation (The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment – or WEEE – Directive).  The aim of the legislation is to;

• Make good use of the materials that make up old electrical equipment by recycling rather than disposing landfill.
• Prevent the negative environmental effects of sending often hazardous electrical equipment to landfill.

As a conscientious business, York Fitness has chosen to group together with other retailers in joining the ‘Distributor Take Back Scheme’.  Through this scheme, we have paid toward the provision of improved recycling facilities for our customers. Click here to view our WEEE complience certificate.

How does this work in practice?

Customers will be able to take any old electrical equipment to participating civic amenity sites (often known as ‘household waste recycling centres’) run by their local councils.  Please remember that this equipment will be further handled during the recycling process, so please be considerate when depositing your equipment.

Funding collected through the Distributor Take Back Scheme has been distributed between all local authorities in the UK to ensure the provision of improved recycling facilities.  Producers of these products will then ensure that deposited items are taken away and recycled

Where can I recycle?

DCFs will be nationwide and is likely that your 'local tip' has been upgraded to provide this facility.

To find your nearest DCF simply click here. The recycle-more.co.uk website allows you to enter your postcode and you will then be directed to your nearest DCF.

More DCFs will be added over time so even if there is not one local to you now there soon will be.

Recycling Tips

From now on all new electrical products that can be recycled will carry the 'crossed out wheelie bin' to help you remember to recycle them.

For more information on recycling and how to minimise your environmental impact click click on our dedicated recycling site here www.recycle-more.co.uk