With effect from July 2007, the UK's Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE) Regulations require that all producers of
electrical equipment are now obliged to pay for recycling of
household electrical goods, where previously this bill was met by
councils or items were not recycled at all. These regulations also
require that all retailers & distributors both actively assist in
delivering a UK wide WEEE collection infrastructure and encourage
the participation of consumers in recycling electronic equipment.
Not all council sites are suitable to collect all types of waste
electrical goods but to find out your nearest participating site
(including other collection facilities that may not be operated by
the council) and for advice on all aspects of recycling at home,
please visit www.recycle-more.co.uk. Don't forget to have your
postcode ready to use in the 'recycling facilities' locator.
All UKV products that are subject to the WEEE Directive shipped from
July 2007 are compliant with the WEEE marking requirements. Such
products are marked with the "crossed out wheelie bin" WEEE symbol
shown below in accordance with European Standard EN 50419
This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this
product must not be disposed of with your other household waste.
Instead, it is your responsibility to dispose of your waste
equipment by handing it over to a designated collection point for
the recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment. The
separate collection and recycling of your waste equipment.