Our Preston, Lancashire facility has secured an environmental permit variation, expanding the WEEE and waste streams we can accept and recycle.
Six new EWC codes for Preston.
Our Preston, Lancashire facility has secured an environmental permit variation, expanding the WEEE and waste streams we can accept and recycle.
Thank you to Gary Schwandt, our Operations Manager, and Andrew Lake of Umbrella Environmental for the work behind this milestone.
What Preston Can Now Accept
Preston can now accept WEEE (including hazardous WEEE), PCB-containing equipment, plastics and rubber, and metal shredding fractions — alongside the WEEE plastics streams we already process.
Full list of permitted EWC codes in the permit: Application Variation V004 and Permit Review V003 (PDF)
All materials remain subject to permit conditions and acceptance criteria.
We're Looking for WEEE Supply Partners
We're looking for WEEE supply partners for:
- SDA WEEE (small domestic appliances)
- IT and telecoms equipment
- Suitable WEEE-derived material streams
Talk to the Team
Talk to the team about volumes and collection:
- Preston: Steve Urbicki, Business Development Manager — [email protected]
- Oxford & Swindon: Simon Hull, Commercial Manager — [email protected]
Which WEEE stream is hardest for you to find a home for right now?
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