New CRT recycler announces plans for plant in Scotland

Irvine-based Restructa Ltd, is currently in the process of acquiring CRT recycling equipment for its new 12,500 square foot plant. The company intends to begin operating on March 1 2006.

” We are living in the consumer age and some people are prepared to pay more for value added service “
– Ashley Evans, Restructa
Three lines are to be brought into the plant, two for the March start and a third in October that will give the company a capacity of around half a million CRT units per year.

Restructa is currently talking to several cathode ray tube recycling technology providers in order to find suitable equipment for the plant. Diamond cutting and hot-wire technology are just two of the possibilities currently being looked at.

Ashley Evans, director at Restructa, told letsrecycle.com that despite the delay in the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive the company was still confident that it would be able to fill the plant's capacity.

He said: “The hazardous waste legislation, which forces televisions and computer monitors out of regular landfill, alongside the funding given by the DTI to cover new costs incurred by local authorities because of hazardous waste will mean CRTs will still be available for recycling.”

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And the company will be looking to secure between 10 and 20% of the UK market once the recycling of computer monitors and televisions becomes a regular occurrence.

Restructa Ltd has also declared its desire to be the first company to offer individual collections from households, UK wide. Despite the obvious additional collection costs of collecting one computer or television rather than bulk collections, the company intends to offer the service through its website.

Mr Evans said: “We are living in the consumer age and some people are prepared to pay more for value added service. The same people who pay for their ironing to be done and their shopping delivered to their house would probably like their waste to be collected rather than have to drop it off at a local civic amenity site – they will of course pay more for that.”