UK Firm Building Second Electronics Recycling Facility

Wincanton, a United Kingdom-based company, has announced plans to builds a second facility that is capable of handling obsolete electronics. The new facility, to be open in the Midlands area of the UK later this year, will cost around 5 million pounds (US$10 million).

The plant is being developed the German engineering firm MeWa. It will be capable of treating up to 100,000 metric tons of WEEE per year.

Wincanton adds that it was the first company in the UK to open a dedicated WEEE treatment plant two years ago. That facility, located in Billingham, Teesside, cost 4.5 million pounds.

The new site will support Wincanton's national network of collection centers.

Gordon Scott, Managing Director, Wincanton, commented: "The significant investment in the new site demonstrates Wincanton's continuing commitment to the treatment and recycling of WEEE. Our ability to provide a complete refurbishment, sortation and recycling service to retailers, manufacturers and local authorities across the UK will be strengthened by the new Midlands facility, which will double our current WEEE recycling capacity."