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Recycling for the future

It is estimated that households in the UK throw away about one million tonnes of waste electrical equipment every year.

A new £12 million recycling facility opened by Sims Recycling Solutions in Newport, Gwent can process 100,000 tonnes of electrical waste per year.

The facility that uses the latest electronics shredding technology, and houses the world's largest metal shredder, also has a designated area for refurbishing computer and IT equipment for reuse and resale.

Specialist technology separates polymers from residual plastic that would normally go to landfill.

The facility will recover and recycle all kinds of domestic and commercial WEEE which is one of the fastest growing waste streams in Europe.

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