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Recycle Sky equipment

Sky electrical equipment should not be disposed of with your general household rubbish, but collected separately and sent for specialist treatment and recycling.

Waste electrical and electronic products contain hazardous substances which can have a negative impact on our environment and health if they’re not disposed of carefully. Many electrical products can actually be recycled - to recover valuable materials.

You can send redundant Sky electrical equipment to us for recycling, free of charge. Package it carefully - include a note saying that the equipment is for recycling and address the package to:

Sky Accessories
FREE POST RLUT-GCLR-LBXK
Unipart Technology Logistics
Unit G Swift Park
Old Leicester Road
Rugby
CV21 1DZ

Alternatively, you can take your old electrical equipment to your local Designated Collection Facility. To find your nearest facility, visit www.recycle-more.co.uk for UK locations or www.weeeireland.ie for details of locations in the Republic of Ireland.

If you have a booked a service or installation visit from a Sky engineer, you can also give them redundant Sky equipment.

What is a Designated Collection Facility (DCF)?
Sky has joined the nationwide Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) Take Back Scheme and are helping to fund local independent collection points for waste electrical and electronic equipment. You can find these "Designated Collection Facilities" by visiting www.recycle-more.co.uk for UK locations or www.weeeireland.ie for details of locations in the Republic of Ireland.
What is the WEEE Directive?
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) is EU legislation which aims to minimise the impact of discarded electrical equipment on the environment - by increasing re-use and recycling. Sky's funding helps us to take responsibility for the collection, treatment - and recovery of electrical equipment and limit the amount of disused products ending up in landfills.
Can I return old Sky equipment to Sky?
Sky offers free like-for-like take-back on electrical equipment when you buy new equipment from us. If you purchase a new product from Sky (e.g. your Sky Broadband router) we’ll take back a similar product that our product is replacing (e.g. your old broadband router) – even if that equipment was not originally sold to you by Sky.
What does the crossed-out wheelie bin symbol on Sky Products mean?
The crossed-out wheelie bin symbol is used to mark products that shouldn’t be disposed with general household waste, but collected separately for reuse or recycling.
What are Producer Recycling Fund Contributions (PRFC)?
You might notice that adverts for sales of electrical and electronic equipment in the Republic of Ireland include a PRFC cost. In the Republic of Ireland retailers of electrical and electronic equipment are obliged to show the cost of collecting and treating waste electrical and electronic equipment in writing to each purchaser. These are referred to in the legislation as contributions to the Producer Recycling Fund (PRF). Sky doesn’t pass this cost on to our customers but pays it on your behalf, however we are still required to include the cost on our advertising material. The legislation in the UK makes showing this cost voluntary, and as Sky pays for the collection and treatment of electrical and electronic equipment on our customers’ behalf we don’t include it.