The Environment
As computers and other electronic devices fast become "throw away items", many people have concerns about the large numbers of chemicals and toxic materials that are present in the modern PC and will finish their life in landfill sites leaching their waste products into the earth. Although each PC has minimal amounts of toxic materials inside, due to the vast number of PC's being disposed of, they do have a real impact on the environment. Many third world countries, who's governments allow the rest of the world to dispose of their waste on their territories, are already converting vast swathes of their countries into wasteland. http://news.bbc.co.uk

Here at "The Computer Doctors" we take our responsibilities, seriously. As our costs, in safely disposing of an average home PC, amount to around £50.00 per unit including transport and handling, we are unable to offer a free service to customers that have purchased a PC from us or have failed to collect their PC after a repair quote proved uneconomic.

It is now the responsibility of the equipment manufacturer to dispose of unwanted electronic equipment, therefore if you have unwanted equipment to dispose of please contact the manufacturer as they should have recycling facilities already in place. For more information click HERE.

Viper Europe, the manufacturers of the PC towers that we supply have put in place facilities for us to arrange disposal of any unwanted Viper equipment at no cost to the customer.

We can collect any other make of PC from any address within our area for a total cost of £50.00 including vat. This represents an "at cost" offer and will ensure that your old PC is disposed of in an environmentally friendly manner.

Please ensure that any personal data that you do not want in the public domain, is removed from your PC's hard drive. Our technical support can explain how to do this, (0905 121 1097, 09.30 - 16.30 Mon - Fri) or our workshop can carry out this operation for a small extra charge.

What Is ROHS?
The RoHS Directive stands for "the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment". This Directive bans the placing on the EU market of new electrical and electronic equipment containing more than agreed levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, hexavalent chromium, polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) flame retardants.
Although it is still early days we try to ensure that all sourced parts and equipment are compliant. We care about the world we are leaving for our children and feel that manufacturers, suppliers and the general public must take responsibility for their actions regarding our environment. For more information on ROHS, see: http://www.rohs.gov.uk