Q: Can you recycle computer cables?
Absolutely. Recycling Lives processes old electrical cables of all types.
Offering nationwide closed-loop recycling solutions for scrap cable recycling
Recycling Lives offers bespoke services for cable recycling. We granulate copper wire scrap at our industry-leading 15-acre Recycling Park and export straight from site reducing CO2 emissions by returning recycled copper and plastic to market.
We buy copper wire scrap nationwide, managing a UK-wide skip brokering service to collect and recycle old cables, as well as processing cables from End-of-Life Vehicles (ELVs).
Recycling Lives uses advanced recycling processes to extract the maximum amount of high quality copper from scrap cable, allowing us to offer the best prices for your scrap.
All the metal we extract from your scrap wire is placed back on the market, reducing landfill waste while decreasing market dependency on virgin metals.
In addition, any waste holder must ensure that waste is transferred to a business or individual like Recycling Lives that is:
The Duty of Care Regulations state that as a waste holder you must take all reasonable steps to:
In addition, any waste holder must ensure that waste is transferred to a business or individual like Recycling Lives that is:
Find the answers to all your questions about Cable Granulation below.
Absolutely. Recycling Lives processes old electrical cables of all types.
Breach of the Duty of Care is an offence, with a penalty of up to £5,000 on summary conviction or an unlimited fine on conviction on indictment.
We’ve operated in the recycling sector for 40 years - learn more about our history and impact to date
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