REACh, WEEE & Environmental Policy Statements

REACh SVHC Statement

Denby takes the REACh legislation very seriously and we monitor all our products for the presence of "Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC)". We will always provide adequate and appropriate information about articles containing SVHC (as required by REACh legislation) should they ever exceed the 0.1% SVHC threshold. For any further information please contact Dean Barlow, Compliance & Technical Services Manager at dean.barlow@denby.co.uk or Philip Hewes, Environmental Officer at phil.hewes@denby.co.uk

WEEE Recycling

UK Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations (SI 2006 No.3289)

The UK WEEE regulations require that businesses involved in the supply of electronic and electrical equipment take an active role in its collection and recycling.

So that you can get your old electrical products recycled, Denby have made a financial contribution toward the development of recycling collection points (known as Designated Collection Facilities) throughout the UK through membership of the Distributor Take Back Scheme (DTS).

Denby does not recycle electrical items in store. For your nearest recycling centre please click here.

To remind you to recycle, all new electronic products are marked with a crossed out wheelie bin symbol.

WEEE Statement - Helping you to recycle your electrical equipment

Why are we involved?

Recycling facilities are now available at which you can deposit your old electrical products. This is a requirement under UK and European legislation (The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment – or WEEE – Directive). The aim of the legislation is to:

• Make good use of the materials that make up old electrical equipment by recycling rather than disposing in landfill.
• Prevent the negative environmental effects of sending often hazardous electrical equipment to landfill.

As a conscientious business, Denby Pottery Company has chosen to group together with other retailers in joining the ‘Distributor Take Back Scheme’. Through this scheme, we have paid toward the provision of improved recycling facilities for our customers

Click here to view the Denby WEEE certificate

How does this work in practice?

Denby customers will be able to take any old electrical equipment to participating civic amenity sites (often known as ‘household waste recycling centres’) run by their local councils. Please remember that this equipment will be further handled during the recycling process, so please be considerate when depositing your equipment. Funding collected through the Distributor Take Back Scheme has been distributed between all Local Authorities in the UK to ensure the provision of improved recycling facilities. Producers of these products will then ensure that deposited items are taken away and recycled.

Where to dispose of electrical equipment

Wherever practical, old electrical waste should not be disposed of with your household waste. You can locate your closest participating collection site at www.recycle-more.co.uk (please remember to have your postcode to hand).

Other information

UK households dispose of over 1.2 million tonnes of electrical and electronic waste every year. This is the equivalent of 150,000 double decker buses and would be enough to fill the new Wembley Stadium 6 times over. Much of the UK’s electronic waste ends up in landfill sites, where toxins put communities at risk. Failure to segregate any type of recyclable material in the home will usually result in items being disposed of in a landfill site (buried in the ground in the UK) or being incinerated. To remind you to recycle, all new electrical products are marked with a crossed out wheeled bin symbol.

Environmental Policy Statement

Renowned for it's quality and durability, Denby Pottery has been producing pottery in Derbyshire, England since 1809. Today, Denby produces both classic and contemporary tableware which meets demanding current lifestyles being dishwasher, oven, microwave and freezer safe.

The Denby product portfolio has been widened over recent years to include porcelain, cookware, fine bone china, glassware and accessories.

Denby is committed in working towards:

Our Green Credentials

Denby has been producing pottery for over 200 years in the heart of the English countryside. Our care, attention and expertise have made Denby so popular and we are proud to be the first UK tableware manufacturer to be able to claim ‘zero to landfill’ for all our process waste.

Being ‘zero to landfill’ saves approximately 600 tonnes of CO2 emissions each year. That’s the equivalent of all our 300+ Denby employees’ car journeys in a year being ‘carbon neutral’!

With our quality standards being so high, any clay with faults is recycled into new stoneware. We save 2500 tonnes of raw clay, the equivalent of 350 fully loaded double decker buses! All of our moulds are made from plaster of Paris which is recycled to make plasterboard.

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