Four new appointments at The Electronic Waste Company

One of the South West’s leading recycling companies has appointed four new specialist advisers to help businesses keep on top of their legal obligations. 

The Electronic Waste Company has taken on three full-time members of staff at its Redruth headquarters, and fourth member of staff based in Birmingham. 

The advisers will help businesses meet tough European regulations known as the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment, or WEEE, Directive. 

They’ll also be on call for businesses who need help disposing of sometimes hazardous electrical equipment safely and securely. 

The three Cornwall members of staff are Simon Wilde from Falmouth, Ian Curtis from Truro and Sarah Williams from Newquay. 

Keith Jones will be based in Birmingham and will help grow the company’s business in the Midlands. 

The Electronic Waste Company’s CEO, Damian Lambkin, commented: “The number of enquiries from businesses grew dramatically during 2009 and Simon, Ian, Sarah and Keith will help us streamline how we deal with that workload. More businesses than ever want to learn about meeting their legal and moral obligations to dispose of electrical waste responsibly. We now have a stronger team in place to provide that advice.” 

The team will divide their time between advising companies that have waste to dispose of and businesses which sell or make electronic products. 

For the last two years, these businesses have been obliged by law to monitor the amount of new equipment they sell, report figures to the Environment Agency and contribute towards recycling an equivalent quantity of waste equipment. 

This complex process is handled by what are known as Compliance Schemes, and The Electronic Waste Company’s advisers will help businesses to stay within the law, while reducing the cost of Compliance Scheme membership. 

The new staff members have a wide experience of recycling, retail, business development and management, allowing them to provide tailored help and assistance. 

Simon Wilde was the founder of Rag and Bone 2000, an organisation which collected recycling from homes and business in the mid-Cornwall area and was subsequently taken over by Cornwall County Council. 

Ian Curtis has a background in retail across a range of sectors including electrical and IT equipment sales while Sarah Williams has worked in a number of media, management and training roles in mid- and North Cornwall. 

Birmingham-based Keith Jones has sold IT equipment to the NHS and large corporate organisations for the last 16 years. 

Damian continued: “Their wide range of experience means the team will be able to provide practical and cost effective solutions to help businesses minimise the impact of their electrical waste. The UK, and Cornwall particularly, is facing a landfill time-bomb with only a few years’ capacity left. I hope that this new team will play a part in defusing that ticking bomb.” 

The Electronic Waste Company is has ISO9001 and 14001 recognition for its commitment to effective management and environmental policies. 

It has a commitment to reuse or recycle all of the waste it processes; nothing goes to landfill. 

This help prevent reduce the amount of resources needed to manufacture new electrical equipment, and prevents dangerous heavy metals leaching into the environment from landfill.

This entry was posted on Thursday, December 10th, 2009 at 2:42 pm and is filed under News.