Recycling of electrical & electronic equipment

Source: www.recycle-more.co.uk

recycling of electrical and electronic equipment

the weee regulations have been in force since 1st july 2007 which means that each eu member state no has a legal obligation to minimise the disposal of weee in landfill sites.
the broad aim of the weee regulations is to address the environmental impacts of electrical and electronic equipment when it reaches the end of its life.
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a the requirement on each member state under article 2 of the directive to minimise the disposal of weee as unsorted municipal waste and to achieve a high level of collection of weee for treatment, recovery and environmentally sound.

b the collection and take back systems available to them.

c your role in contributing to the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery of weee under these regulations.

d the potential effects on the environment and human health as a result of the presence of hazardous substances in eee and

e the meaning of the crossed out wheeled bin symbol.


we all have a responsibility to contributing to the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery of weee under these regulations.

as a distributor we are committed to reducing the amount of weee that goes in to land fill. Gultronics have joined the distributor take-back scheme dts which means that we have contributed to a central fund to help improve local recycling centres.

you can return your weee to your local recycling centre. details of your nearest recycling centre can be found at www.recycle-more.co.uk’

over 75% of waste electrical goods end up in landfill, where lead and other toxins contained in the electrical goods can cause soil and water contamination.

facts taken from www.recycle-more.co.uk

electrical and electronic equipment that was made after 13th august 2005 should display the crossed-out wheelie bin symbol on the packaging or product. the purpose of the symbol is to encourage householders to dispose of their weee separately from household waste.