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WEEE Regulations:
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.
GILLMANS 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 a customer bought a new toaster from us we would accept
their old toaster 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:
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