WEEE Regulations
& Information
The Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive is now UK
law.
The legislation aims to make
producers pay for the collection, treatment and
recovery of waste electrical equipment. The
regulations also mean that suppliers of
equipment like high street shops and internet
retailers must allow consumers to return their
waste equipment free of charge.
The amount of WEEE we throw away is increasing
by around 5% each year, making it the fastest
growing waste stream in the UK.
Much of the UK’s WEEE ends up in landfill, where
the lead and other toxins it contains can cause
soil and water contamination. This can have a
harmful effect on natural habitat, wildlife and
also human health.
Many electrical items that we throw away can be
repaired or recycled. Recycling items helps to
save our natural finite resources and also
reduces the environmental and health risks
associated with sending electrical goods to
landfill.
Distributors of new Electric and Electronic
Equipment (EEE) have a part to play in reducing
the amount of WEEE going into landfill sites.
Hire or Buy Group Ltd is obliged under these
regulations to offer our customers free
take-back of their WEEE on a like-for-like basis
when they buy a new Electrical or Electronic
product from us.
For example, if you bought a new Sander from us
we would accept your old Sander back to prevent
it going into a landfill site by disposing of it
safely. Customers must return their WEEE item to
us carriage paid within 28 days of purchasing
their new item.
