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The regulations identify 10 broad categories of WEEE, including:
The regulations identify 10 broad categories of WEEE, including:
*Large household appliances e.g. fridges, cookers, microwaves, washing machines and dishwashers
#Large household appliances e.g. fridges, cookers, microwaves, washing machines and dishwashers
*Small household appliances e.g. vacuum cleaners, irons, toasters and clocks
#Small household appliances e.g. vacuum cleaners, irons, toasters and clocks
*IT and telecommunications equipment – e.g. personal computers, copying equipment, telephones and pocket calculators
#IT and telecommunications equipment – e.g. personal computers, copying equipment, telephones and pocket calculators
*Consumer equipment e.g. radios, televisions, hi-fi equipment, camcorders ad musical instruments
#Consumer equipment e.g. radios, televisions, hi-fi equipment, camcorders ad musical instruments
*Lighting equipment e.g. straight and compact fluorescent tubes and high intensity discharge lamps
#Lighting equipment e.g. straight and compact fluorescent tubes and high intensity discharge lamps
*Electrical and electronic tools – e.g. drills, saws and sewing machines, electric lawnmowers
#Electrical and electronic tools – e.g. drills, saws and sewing machines, electric lawnmowers
*Toys, leisure and sports equipment e.g. electric trains, games consoles and running machines
#Toys, leisure and sports equipment e.g. electric trains, games consoles and running machines
*Medical devices e.g. (non infected) dialysis machines, analysers, medical freezers and cardiology equipment
#Medical devices e.g. (non infected) dialysis machines, analysers, medical freezers and cardiology equipment
*Monitoring and control equipment e .g. smoke detectors, thermostats and heating regulators
#Monitoring and control equipment e .g. smoke detectors, thermostats and heating regulators
*Automatic dispensers e.g. hot drinks dispensers and money dispensers<ref name="foo">Health and Safety Executive, 2013. [http://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/waste-electrical.htm Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment recycling (WEEE). Hse.gov.uk.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>.
#Automatic dispensers e.g. hot drinks dispensers and money dispensers<ref name="foo">Health and Safety Executive, 2013. [http://www.hse.gov.uk/waste/waste-electrical.htm Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment recycling (WEEE). Hse.gov.uk.] [online] [Accessed 5 Dec. 2019].</ref>.


[[Recycling]] of WEEE is a specialist part of the waste and recycling industry; it is a rapidly growing sub-sector due largely to the implementation of the original WEEE Directive<ref name="foo" />.
[[Recycling]] of WEEE is a specialist part of the waste and recycling industry; it is a rapidly growing sub-sector due largely to the implementation of the original WEEE Directive<ref name="foo" />.
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