What better way to lead up to Halloween than with some good old fashioned horror stories? ECS style, of course!
Introducing...
THE LANDFILL MONSTER
Have you ever wondered what happens to your waste toner cartridges, components and IT equipment? we mean, what REALLY happens?
In 2020 it was said that 45.4 million tonnes of waste is dumped at landfill each year, with only enough space for 175.1 million tonnes of waste left in total, creating an increasingly shortening capacity gap.
But what happens once that gap is closed?
By our calculations, using these figures and taking into account the present date, the UK's landfills are already dangerously close to overflowing, that is, if it hasn't happened already.. in which case, it might be too late.
Old wives' tales often spoke of something that lurked beneath the landfill surface, waiting until it had acquired enough WEEE waste and IT equipment to emerge from the depths..
We've only heard rumours up until now, but there's already signs that it exists... a few tremors here and there, a change in the direction of the wind, accompanied by a pungent smell.
These so-called tales describe an abomination; a monster of our own making - something that lies in wait, polluting the ground and water as it feeds relentlessly on WEEE waste and IT equipment, killing wildlife and harming ecosystems as it goes, all the while it's releasing toxic substances and carcinogenic chemicals into every inch of the earth which have devastating consequences for ourselves, including a high risk of cancer.
If it isn't already too late, something has to be done to stop this monster dead in its tracks. WEEE waste and IT equipment are crucial for its' survival, which only means one thing.
You need to STOP what you're doing right now and find an alternative method to dispose of your used WEEE waste and IT equipment. Simply throwing it away with standard waste isn't good enough, you're only making the problem worse and this monsters emergence all the more likely.
We have a solution for you.