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Cable recycling program for electrical cables
What happens next?
In 2025, igus® UK Ltd will reinvest the proceeds from our existing cable recycling program to support The Wildlife Trust — a federation of 46 independent local Wildlife Trusts working across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. Their mission is to protect wildlife and wild places on land and at sea, ensuring a healthier natural environment for future generations.
Get in touch with us today to find out how we can work together to responsibly recycle your electrical cable waste and turn it into something that benefits both people and the planet.
One of our primary goals at igus® is to actively contribute towards the reduction of plastic waste and we hope YOU as a cable user can help make this positive change for the planet.
So, how are we going to achieve this?
igus® has carefully selected a trusted ISO45001 AND ISO14001 certified partner, a re-processor with 37 years of recycling experience. It is their policy to provide a fully auditable and sustainable alternative to landfill or the secure disposal of metals, electrical, electronic and other equipment and materials managed by the company" Together we are dedicated to tackling recycling cables sold in the UK. Our re-processor strives to have as little impact on the world as possible through their recycling processes. They use water separating process to split the materials.
No burning of outer jackets!
No dissolving with chemicals!
Constantly discovering and developing the newest recycling processes
The copper extracted, with your help, will be recycled and the funds raised from this will be donated to the amazing Woodland Trust. Participants in this program will receive a certificate from igus®.
Simply contact igus® to discuss the easiest way to recycle with igus® today.
Cable Recycling Program Customer Testimonials
Gary Rayner, Managing Director of AnyIT says;
"We had no internal method for recycling cable waste and were struggling to find a responsible way to process it. It’s fantastic that igus UK provided us with a route to a sustainable cable recycling program thank you, igus!"
