What
are the WEEE Regulations?
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations
apply to electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) in the categories
listed below with a voltage of up to 1000 volts for alternating
current or up to 1500 volts for direct current. www.netregs.gov.uk
You
will need to comply with the WEEE Regulations if
you generate, handle or dispose of waste that falls under one of
ten 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.
Schedule
two of the WEEE Regulations provides examples of products falling
within these categories. Schedule two of the Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment Regulations 2006The WEEE Regulations apply
to importers, producers, retailers and users of EEE, and to businesses
that treat or recover WEEE.
The
regulations aim to:
- reduce
waste from electrical and electronic equipment
- encourage
the separate collection of WEEE
- encourage
treatment, reuse, recovery, recycling and sound environmental
disposal of WEEE
- make
producers of EEE responsible for the environmental impact of their
products
- improve
the environmental performance of all those involved during the
lifecycle of EEE.
Your
environmental regulator will enforce the producer responsibility
aspects of the WEEE regulations regarding collection, disposal and
processing of WEEE. Contact your environmental regulator
The
Restriction of Hazardous Substances Regulations
The Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Regulations aim to
minimise the use of certain hazardous materials in new EEE. The
requirements apply to eight of the ten WEEE categories and mainly
affect producers of EEE. Producers must provide evidence that concentrations
of hazardous materials in their products are below defined levels.
This includes all individual components and materials.
Restriction of hazardous substances in electrical and electronic
equipment (RoHS)
Useful
links :
What
are the WEEE Regulations?
Do
the WEEE Regulations apply to your business?
www.netregs.gov.uk
FREE
online compliance test for your business
|
