Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) Explained

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) Explained Are you a Scotland or UK based business and are you involved in the supply, manufacturing or import of one or more of the following? 1. Large household appliances – excludes ODS fridges/freezers 2. Small Household appliances (e.g. toaster, kettle, vacuum cleaner) 3. IT and Telecommunications equipment 4. Consumer equipment (e.g. videos, radio, hi-fi) – excludes CRTs 5. Lighting equipment – excluding flourescent tubes 6. Electrical and electronic tools (e.g. drills, saws, sewing machines) 7. Toys, leisure and sports equipment (e.g. electric trains, video games) 8. Medical Devices – excludes contaminated items 9. Monitoring and control instruments (e.g. smoke detector, thermostats) 10. Automatic dispensers (e.g. vending machines) 11. Cooling equipment including category 10 devices with cooling 12. Display equipment (CRTs) including plasma and LCD 13. Gas discharge lamps (e.g. flourescent tubes) If your answer is Yes, then you need to read this! The WEEE Directive is based on article 175 of the European Commission (EC) Treaty which established the European Union. This directive makes producers responsible for financing the collection, treatment, and recovery of waste electrical and electronic equipment. It also requires distributors to allow consumers (this includes sole traders and partnerships which can be argued that they are infact consumers) to return their waste equipment free of charge. This provision is based on the precept that the polluter should pay and applies irrespective of the selling technique, including distance selling e.g. online and not the end user. At Go Green, we offer Consultancy for a variety of Environmental issues. Please click on the following link to contact us and we will help you adhere to all applicable Environmental Legislations.

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