Last year the c10c vending industry scheme was implemented; a WEEE compliance scheme tailored to suit  the refreshment vending sector, which is already well known for a high level of reuse and recycling of components and products.

Sioban Wall of DHL's Environmental Compliance Solutions, is responsible for the practical implementation of the scheme, in terms of administration and logistics. She said: "The C10C scheme is unique to the vending industry and is a very clear sign of the sector's strong commitment to the environment.

"More operators/distributors are now signing up to the C10C scheme once they realise how easy it is to engage. Some don't realise that if they have already paid a levy for machines at the point of purchase, they can call on DHL's collection and recycling service for absolutely nothing."

Using the C10C scheme to deal with WEEE means that all of the administration - such as calculating costs and producing vital evidence notes for the Environment Agency - is taken care of. Being part of the industry scheme also means that you can rely on the logistical know how and professionalism of DHL to recover used machines and ensure they are transported to the relevant recycling centres.

To find out more about the C10C scheme, please call Sioban Wall at DHL on 0845 602 0019 or go to www.dhl.co.uk/weee and click on the C10C link.