The European WEEE (Waste of Electrical & Electronic Equipment) Directive has 3 main objectives, they are:
- The prevention of waste from electronic and electrical equipment
- The re-use, recycling and other forms of recovery of such wastes
- Minimising the risks and impact to the environment associated with the treatment and disposal of end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment
With the WEEE Legislation finally implemented within the UK, now is the time to decide how and what we do with our electronic and electrical waste product.
SEPA insist that recycling facilities such as ourselves have under-gone a thorough site inspection and interview process before being certified with an Approved Authroised Treatment Facility (AATF) Licence. This is to ensure WEEE is being treated correctly and to the standards set throughout the industry. Click Here to view our AATF Licence.
This certificate is almost a prerequisite for any business thinking of sub-contacting a recycler for the disposal of their Electrical/Electronic Waste.
The WEEE Legislation includes many electrical appliances as well as IT equipment
- Large Household
Appliances (e.g. Refrigerators, freezers, washing machines, cookers,
microwaves, electrical heaters, air conditioning appliances)
- Small Household
Appliances (e.g. Vacuum cleaners, sewing and knitting appliances, irons,
toasters, electric knives, clocks and watches)
- IT
and Telecommunications equipment (e.g. Printers, PC’s, Monitors, Laptops,
Servers, Photocopiers, Fax machines, and Comms equipment)
- Consumer
Equipment (e.g. Radios, televisions, hi-fis, video recorders, musical
instruments)
- Lighting
Equipment (e.g. Fluorescent lamps, high intensity discharge lamps)
- Electrical
and Electronic Tools (except large scale industrial tools) (e.g. Drills,
saws, sewing machines)
- Toys, Leisure
and Sports Equipment (e.g. Electric trains, video games, sports equipment,
coin slot machines)
- Medical
Devices (except all implanted and infected products) (e.g. Radiotherapy
equipment, dialysis, freezers)
- Monitoring and Control Instruments (e.g. smoke detectors, thermostats, measuring appliances)
- Automatic Dispensers (e.g. For drinks, solid products, money - ATM’s)
