Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment

Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) includes but is not limited to computer monitors, televisions, fridges, freezers and refrigeration equipment.

Hazardous WEEE

Hazardous WEEE is items of electronic and electrical waste which are defined as being hazardous under the List of Wastes (England) Regulations 2005 and typically include fridges (which may contain CFCs or similar) and computer monitors (which may contain components including lead or similarly treated glass). On occasion, digital confidential wastes may be handled in accordance with this protocol.

To arrange for fridges, computers and computer monitors to be collected please contact the customer helpdesk.

Hazardous waste consignment notes are filed for 3 years and are available on request from the UCL Waste Manager. 

Non-hazardous WEEE

Non-hazardous WEEE is items of electronic and electrical waste which are not defined as being hazardous under the List of Wastes (England) Regulations 2005.

To arrange for items of non-hazardous WEEE to be collected, please contact the customer helpdesk. 

These will be collected, inspected, segregated and stored in a skip assigned to non-hazardous WEEE before being transported to a waste transfer station and recycled. 

Non-hazardous waste consignment notes are filed for 2 years and are available on request from the UCL Waste Manager.