Waste Electrical Recycling

ILM Highland provides a disposal, recycle and repair service for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment, (known as WEEE), under the name Transform. We serve the Highlands of Scotland for compliance schemes, retailers and local authorities.

The site’s entire operation is fully licensed to deal with all categories of WEEE.

We are holders of the following licenses:

1. Waste Management Licence (No. WML/L/1018845)
2. AATF Licence (No. WE/SE0716PA/ATF)
3. Waste Carriers Licence (No. PCT-N-018)

 
What items does ILM deal with?

ILM deals with items which the WEEE Directive does not permit to go into landfill sites as well as bulky items from bulky waste collection sites:

Large and small household appliances; IT and telecommunications equipment; lighting equipment; electrical & electronic tools; toys, leisure and sports equipment; medical devices; monitoring & control instruments and automatic dispensers.

-         Basically anything with a plug on it.

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Our retail outlet

Business WEEE

ILM has a retail outlet from which it sells refurbished electrical appliances at its Head Office in Alness.

Our aim is to maximise numbers of units that can be refurbished for sale, or to be given to good causes. Each year we refurbish around 5,000 large domestic appliances. These units would otherwise have gone into the waste stream. In effect, this saves in excess of 350 tonnes of waste per annum going to landfill. In addition to this, we provide jobs and training opportunities for local people.

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Also at our Head Office in Alness, we have:

-      bulk storage and transfer facilities

-         workshops for the repair and re-use of appliances

-         facilities for dismantling items to send elsewhere for further reprocessing

-         partnerships with specialist organisations to re-process particular items, such as those containing precious metals or hazardous waste

Where does the waste equipment come from?

We collect waste appliances from:

-         local household waste recycling centres

-         business to business waste collection services

-         local retailers

Who will benefit?

Communities – second hand appliances, electrical equipment and furniture is a valuable resource for families and individuals on low incomes.

Local Economy – through job creation and the provision of training and work experience posts.

The Environment – The reuse and recycling or electrical equipment and their component parts reduces consumerism, reduces the amount of waste going to landfill and promotes a healthier environment

Other social enterprises and charities - that help provide disadvantaged people with household furniture and electrical appliances to improve their quality of life.