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.
Tooltrade.co.uk are obliged under these regulations
to offer our customers free take-back of their WEEE
on a like-for-like basis when you buy from us a new
Electrical or Electronic product.*
For
example, if a customer bought a new EEE item from us
we would accept their old WEEE item and prevent it
going into a landfill site by disposing of it
safely. Customers must return their WEEE item to us
within 28 days of purchasing their new item.
Under
the WEEE Regulations, all new electrical goods
should now be marked with the crossed-out wheeled
bin symbol shown below:
Goods
are marked with this symbol to show that they were
produced after 13th August 2005, and should be
disposed of separately from normal household waste
so that they can be recycled.
*Tooltrade.co.uk are only obliged to take-back items
that are used for domestic/household purposes, we
are not obliged to accept any items used for
commercial purposes. Tooltrade.co.uk is not
responsible for the cost of collecting any items
from domestic premises. Please contact our sales
team on 0191 4911491. who will happily quote you a
price for collection.
