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WEEE FAQ's

What is it?

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive came into force in January 2007 and aims to both reduce the amount of WEEE being produced and 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.

There are ten main categories of WEEE.

  1. Large household appliances

  2. Small household appliances

  3. IT and telecommunications equipment

  4. Consumer equipment

  5. Lighting equipment

  6. Electrical and electronic tools

  7. Toys, leisure and sports equipment

  8. Medical devices

  9. Monitoring and control equipment

  10. Automatic dispensers.

The WEEE Regulations apply to electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) in the above categories with a voltage of up to 1000 volts AC or up to 1500 volts DC. For a complete detailed listing click here.

Does it Apply to your business?

The WEEE Regulations affect businesses that:

  • manufacture electrical and electronic equipment (EEE)
  • import EEE
  • re-brand EEE
  • distribute EEE
  • sell EEE
  • store EEE
  • treat EEE
  • dismantle EEE
  • recycle EEE
  • dispose EEE
  • use EEE.

WEEE applies to virtually every business and organisation in the U.K.

What do we do with it?

Metal - The equipment is dismantled and all ferrous and non ferrous metals are shredded and sorted and all end up at specialist smelting plants for full recycling.

Printed Circuit boards - These are separated, collected and processed back into circuit boards.

Cable - All cables and leads are separated and go to a specialist recycling plant where the copper is extracted and reused.

Plastic - This is shredded for environmentally efficient transport and is incinerated to produce energy at a local (3 miles) waste to energy plant

Other hazardous waste such as batteries are removed and processed by specialist reprocessing partners

How do we charge?

We will charge by the item for small electrical items and by the KG for larger items. The overall costs will depend on transport, location and quantities

Call 0870 727 1578 to discuss your requirements or Click here email our WEEE Team

This site contains simplified guidance based on complex and changing legislation, and does not constitute legal advice. Whilst we endeavour to keep it up to date, we cannot be held liable for errors and omissions; compliance with the law remains the user's responsibility. If you have concerns over compliance, you must seek professional advice, or contact your regulator or local authority.

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