Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment: Difference between revisions

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In 2020 a parlimentary enquiry called for a number of changes to improve the recycling of [[WEEE]] including the reporting by value rather than weight<ref>[https://cdn.ca.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/11/electronic-Waste-and-the-Circular-Economy.pdf Electronic Waste and the Circular Economy]</ref>.

[[Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 (as amended)]] is the underpinning UK legislation which were amended in the [[Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment, etc.) Regulations 2025]]<ref>https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regulations-waste-electrical-and-electronic-equipment</ref>. The 2025 ~~ammendment~~ extended responsibility to online marketplaces and added Vapes to the categories of WEEE.

[[Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 (as amended)]] is the underpinning UK legislation which were amended in the [[Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment, etc.) Regulations 2025]]<ref>https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regulations-waste-electrical-and-electronic-equipment</ref>. The 2025 amendment extended responsibility to online marketplaces and added Vapes to the categories of WEEE.

Guidance was updated by the [[EA]] in August 2025 on what WEEE is covered by the WEEE Regulations<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electrical-and-electronic-equipment-eee-covered-by-the-weee-regulations/electrical-and-electronic-equipment-eee-covered-by-the-weee-regulations</ref>.

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 In 2020 a parlimentary enquiry called for a number of changes to improve the recycling of [[WEEE]] including the reporting by value rather than weight<ref>[https://cdn.ca.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2020/11/electronic-Waste-and-the-Circular-Economy.pdf Electronic Waste and the Circular Economy]</ref>.
-[[Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 (as amended)]] is the underpinning UK legislation which were amended in the [[Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment, etc.) Regulations 2025]]<ref>https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regulations-waste-electrical-and-electronic-equipment</ref>. The 2025 ammendment extended responsibility to online marketplaces and added Vapes to the categories of WEEE.
+[[Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 (as amended)]] is the underpinning UK legislation which were amended in the [[Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment, etc.) Regulations 2025]]<ref>https://www.gov.uk/guidance/regulations-waste-electrical-and-electronic-equipment</ref>. The 2025 amendment extended responsibility to online marketplaces and added Vapes to the categories of WEEE.
 Guidance was updated by the [[EA]] in August 2025 on what WEEE is covered by the WEEE Regulations<ref>https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/electrical-and-electronic-equipment-eee-covered-by-the-weee-regulations/electrical-and-electronic-equipment-eee-covered-by-the-weee-regulations</ref>.