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The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) applies to companies that manufacture, sell, and distribute electrical and electronic equipment in the E.U.
The Directive aims to reduce the amount of waste arising from electrical and electronic equipment, and improve the environmental performance of everything involved in the lifecycle of electrical and electronic equipment.
- Producers (manufacturers or importers) of electrical and electronic equipment will be required to register in their countries.
- Private households will be able to return their WEEE to collection facilities free of charge and producers will be responsible for financing these facilities.
- Producers will be required to achieve a series of demanding recycling and recovery targets.
- Producers will be required to mark their products with the 'crossed out wheeled bin' (shown at the end of this page). This symbol indicates that the equipment carrying this mark must NOT be thrown into general waste but should be collected separately and properly recycled under local regulations.
From 1st July 2007. The WEEE directive became "UK" legislation, therefore the above principles will apply. The Directive encourages reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery in order to prevent WEEE.
Users of electrical and electronic equipment in the E.U. can therefore play an important role in reducing WEEE and helping the environment by separating out WEEE and disposing of it properly.
BUYATILL.COM Limited is committed to minimising the impact it’s products have on the environment and complying with the WEEE Directive.
However…
There are no obligations for distributors in relation to sales of non household WEEE, or for the take back of non household WEEE. However as part of the supply chain for non household EEE, we may be asked to assist producers and non household end users in discharging their obligations under the WEEE Regulations.
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