Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), also known as E-waste, is end of life Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE), i.e. items that require electric currents or electromagnetic fields in order to operate.

WEEE was first introduced by the WEEE Directive in 2002 to address the environmental impacts of unwanted electrical and electronic equipment at end-of-life and disposal[1]. The objective of the Directive and its transposed legislation is to promote recycling and minimise waste by putting the emphasis for end-of-life treatment and recovery on the original producers or distributors of the items. WEEE is classed as either household (primarily EWC 20 01 35 and 20 01 36) or non-household (EWC 16 02 09* to 16).

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References:

  1. DEFRA and OPSS Guidance - Regulations: WEEE
  2. UK Statistics on Waste
  3. HSE Waste Processing Guidance
  4. POP Regulations 2019
  5. WEEE public registers
  6. Electronic Waste and the Circular Economy (House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee 2019-21)
  7. WEEE in the UK: Reports Managed by the EA
  8. This figure includes household WEEE from Designated Collection Facilities (DCFs) that has been collected by Producer Compliance Schemes, and household WEEE that DCFs have cleared themselves
  9. This figure includes household WEEE returned by distributors to Producer Compliance Schemes
  10. This figure includes household WEEE collected through a collection system a Producer Compliance Scheme operates itself
  11. This figure is the amount of WEEE Producer Compliance Schemes have reported as being delivered to Approved Authorised Treatment Facilities and Approved Exporters on their behalf