Refurbish, Reuse, Recycling IT Equipment, Mobile Phones, Ink & Toner Cartridges.
Based in Exeter, A1 Positive Recycling are committed to providing convenient, safe and cost effective Recycling of printer and toner cartridges here in the South West.
A1 aims to help organisations/businesses and the general public to recycle in a positive way, complying with the European Waste Directive and its Duty of Care Waste Compliance legislation, and supporting Positive Change through Social Enterprise in the South West.
- Fully WEEE-compliant
- Save money for your company through purchase of high quality remanufactured ink & toner cartridges (see below)
- Help the environment and the community
All contributions and sponsorship fully tax-deductible. Please contact us for information about our partnership schemes.
Refurbished IT Equipment For Sale
A1 Positive offer high-quality refurbished computers and IT equipment for sale. All our ink and toner cartridges are re-manufactured to the highest Environmental Standard of the ISO19001/14001. More information here.
Remarketing
At A1 PRP we offer our clients a purchase price on all equipment so that they know even before a collection just what return they will get. This way our clients receive current market prices at the time of collection, not when we sell it. This is how we ensure the very highest returns on your kit.How does this work?
First we collect the items
Then we test them
If they work we buy them and give you your report and certificate of Data removal It's as easy as that! In addition this whole process takes just 20 WORKING DAYS. TO SEE HOW MUCH WE WILL PAY FOR YOUR EQUIPMENT PLEASE CONTACT US.
Waste, Electrical, Eelectronic Equipment Directive [WEEE]
The above Directive was brought into force in the UK on the 13 August 2004. It aims to reduce the waste arising from electrical and electronic equipment and improve the environment. Business/organisation now have to provide a Duty of Care controlled waste transfer note for all waste.Did you know:
- 375 million printer cartridges have ended up in landfill or been incinerated
- Each laser cartridge contains over 1.5kg plastic, aluminium and other assorted materials.
- It takes 1.5 pints of oil to make a new cartridge
- Of the 7 million toner cartridges used in the UK in 1999, three quarters were binned - enough to reach across the radius of the moon if laid end to end
- A cartridge takes 1000 years to biodegrade
- Printer ink costs more than champagne