Licenced Cable Recycling Service
Specialist facility for Copper & Aluminium cables
Unlocking value in your cable waste
Finding a solution for cable waste that offers competitive pricing, with free-of-charge collection across the UK, solves an onsite challenge in a sustainable way.
As cable experts, our cable recycling equipment strips and separates the various cable components so that all materials can be recycled and, ultimately, turned into something new. The process allows the efficient recycling of copper, aluminium, steel, and most cable compounds for insulation and sheathing materials, including PVC.
Our aim is to recycle over 99% of the materials within a cable, reducing the burden on landfill and realising an economic benefit for our customers in the process.
Services for Electrical Wholesalers, Industrial Users, and Large Construction Sites
- Collection and recycling of Copper and Aluminium cables (including SWA armoured)
- Secure cable skips for ongoing use
- Empty wooden cable drum collection (free of charge)
Our cable recycling activities are strictly monitored to provide transparency and value realisation.
- Our drivers take photos of all collections
- Consignments are weighed (with photographic evidence) in their entirety upon arrival at our site
- Consignments are reweighed (again with photographic evidence) by constituent parts post processing
- The entire processing of electrical cable for recycling is recorded by CCTV
- All our equipment is certified and our scales calibrated to ensure accuracy
To receive an exact quote prior to collection, please provide us with details of the cable types and quantities to be collected
We accept unpainted drums from any supplier (as well as those painted 'Eland Orange'). Drums must be mould and mud free. We do not accept damaged reels or plys.
Metals recycling
The metallic components - Copper, Aluminium, and Steel from conductors, wire and tape screens, and wire armouring layers are separated from other components. Once these metals are segregated they are processed in local foundries ready to be used once again.
Plastics and Polymers Recycling
Whilst not suitable for reuse and return to the cable industry, the plastics and polymers that insulate and sheath cables can have numerous onward applications. PVC, Rubber, and thermoplastic LSZH compounds can all be melted and reformed, feeding packaging industries and other lower-grade requirements. Thermoset XLPE compounds are predominantly chipped and used in heavy-duty matting as unlike thermoplastics they cannot be reshaped.
Wooden Drum Collection
Large empty cable drums take valuable space onsite. We will collect drums of any size and any supplier, often as a scheduled backhaul after a local delivery to further improve the sustainability of this service. The empty drums are returned to our recycling facility where they can be assessed and either repaired, reused or recycled.
Secure Cable Waste Bins
For large volume and regular users, we provide lockable metals cable waste skips to secure storage onsite. It allows for ongoing use and saves space compared to on-drum storage, with collection only when full. For long-term use by Electrical wholesalers with short lengths to dispose of, and project use by industrial and construction site users with installation waste to process.
Cable Granulation
With our advanced equipment, we can process even the smallest of insulated copper conductors. Our granulators automatically separate the metal from the insulation material, resulting in fine grains of copper. These can then be melted and processed at foundries, removing any impurities and returning it to a state which can be used within the circular economy.
WEEE Regulations and Cable Disposal
The cable waste left over from new installations or pulled from legacy sites must be properly disposed of. From a compliance standpoint, the WEEE Regulations apply across Europe to electrical cables and their disposal.
With cable standards requiring virgin-grade materials to be used in manufacturing, both in the conductor metals and the insulation and sheathing polymers, there are valuable materials that can be retrieved and reused when the cables themselves are no longer required.
We support sustainable operations, including end-of-life cable disposal. Cable recycling is one part of how we make a difference.
Eland Cables Limited is a registered Upper Tier Waste Carrier and Dealer under Waste (England & Wales) Regulations 2011 by the Environment Agency – registration number CBDU391137
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