So you have had a faithful reliable photocopier or printer for many years of reliable service but it is now very old or not working, what are your options?
We have a dedicated page for photocopier disposal that you may want to check out?
You will have many considerations including but not limited to:
What legal obligations do I have?
WEEE regulations
You cannot just dump a machine you must comply with government WEEE regulations or run the risk of a hefty fine.
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) became part of UK law in January 2007. This was through the enactment of the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment Regulations 2006.
The WEEE Directive aims to decrease the production of electrical and electronic equipment and urges everyone to engage in reusing, recycling, and recovering it.
The WEEE Directive also aims to improve the environmental performance of businesses that manufacture, supply, use, recycle and recover electrical and electronic equipment.
Is my old photocopier disposal going to be Environmentally Friendly?
The potential outcomes for the machine depend on factors such as its age and operational status. Various options are available based on these considerations.
Refurbishing working photocopiers and printers offers them a second lease of life. Which proves to be more environmentally friendly than the manufacturing of new photocopiers and MFPs in factories.
Indeed we have seen photocopiers used for regular low volume usage up to 20 years old; the biggest problem is after a while getting toners, ink cartridges and consumables such as drums or developer units.
However, do not confuse refurbished with cheap to refurbish a machine aside from labour materials can be expensive, a set of 4 colour drums Cyan Magenta Yellow and Black which every laser copier and printer has can cost £200.00 each that’s a quick £800.00 + VAT.
Typically, our sales price for a refurbished photocopiers will save you approx. 30-50% off the cost of a new machine with no appreciable difference in copy quality. If you would like to know more give us a call.
Security
This is a crucial area that people seem to overlook when disposing of a machine.
Since 2002 the majority of machines produced used HDD hard disc drives to scan an image or file before printing, this should be cleansed before falling into the wrong hands. All information scanned used to be stored which means when we have looked machines that have had multiple personal files still there including Passports, Driving Licenses, Bank Details and HMRC information.
CBS News made an article that will stagger you about the possible security issues on photocopiers WATCH IT HERE!
Call us to discuss your machine and options, we offer WEEE compliant secure photocopier disposals.