The WEEE Directive
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive)
What is it?
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE
Directive) came into force in January 2007.
The WEE Directive aims to both reduce the amount of electrical and
electronic equipment being produced and to encourage everyone to
reuse, recycle and recover it.
The WEEE Directive also aims to improve the environmental
performance of businesses that manufacture, supply, use, recycle
and recover electrical and electronic equipment.
If you are an importer, rebrander or manufacturer of new
electrical or electronic equipment then it's likely that you'll
need to comply with the UK's WEEE Regulations, which in part
implement the WEEE Directive.
If you do need to comply, then you must register on a producer
compliance scheme.
You may also have obligations under the WEEE Regulations if you
are a business with electrical or electronic equipment to dispose
of, or if you sell electrical or electronic equipment.
