What is the meaning of WEEE?
Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
What is obligated WEEE?
WEEE evidence means evidence that WEEE has been accepted for re-use or treatment. Only AATFs can issue evidence that WEEE has been received for re- use or for treatment, recovery and recycling. This is known as obligated WEEE.
What are the examples of WEEE?
Introduction
- Large household appliances – eg fridges, cookers, microwaves, washing machines and dishwashers.
- Small household appliances – eg vacuum cleaners, irons, toasters and clocks.
- IT and telecommunications equipment – eg personal computers, copying equipment, telephones and pocket calculators.
How do you comply with WEEE?
7 obligations faced by Producers to comply with WEEE Directive
- Registration.
- Regular Declaration of Material Placed on the Market.
- Information to End-users and Marking Requirements.
- Information Made Available to Recyclers.
- Organisation of Take-back and Recycling.
- Financing of Take-back and Recycling Operations.
What is household WEEE?
3.1 When AATFs can issue evidence on household WEEE Find out when retailers and distributors must take back electrical waste in store. It is described as waste with no intention to assess or reuse, and collected by, or on behalf of, a PCS .
What should be recycle under WEEE?
WEEE Recycling can be broken down into the following categories: Large household appliances – white goods, fridges, cookers, microwaves, washing machines, dishwashers, etc. Small household appliances – vacuum cleaners, irons, toasters, clocks, etc. Automatic dispensers – coffee machines, ATMS, etc.
How do you recycle WEEE?
bring your WEEE items to our Household Waste Recycling & Reuse Centre (HWRRC) for free disposal – see our HWRRC page for more details; we’ll arrange for items to be sold on and reused by our charity partners where possible, but if they can’t be re-used, they will be recycled.
Are mobile phones WEEE?
thermostats and time switches. traffic lights – temporary and mobile systems are EEE products (when put on the market as a single product) – for installed fixed systems (where parts are placed on the market separately) only the lighting and control equipment are EEE products, not the steel posts.