The EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive is one of a series of 'producer responsibility’ Directives that makes EU producers of new equipment pay for the recycling and/or safe treatment and disposal of the products they put on the market when they eventually come to be thrown away.
Any business that manufactures, brands or imports electrical or electronic products is known as a ‘producer’ and is affected. Businesses selling electrical items or storing, treating or dismantling WEEE are affected. The legislation applies to household and non-household products.
For further information please visit the Environment Agency website by clicking here.
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