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Customer Information on the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive)
All Electronic and Electrical Equipment (EEE) offered for sale within EU from January 2, 2007 and revised 1st Jan. 2010 must be marked with this symbol to indicate that it is covered by the WEEE Directive, the provisions of which require that producers or manufacturers of EEE become liable to pay for take-back treatment and recycling of end of life equipment (WEEE):
- What are T2 Enterprises Ltd obligations to you under this directive?
 Look out for this symbol!
If the symbol shown here is found on any of your goods, it means that the product is classed as Electrical or Electronic Equipment and is covered by the WEEE Regulations and MUST be disposed/recycled safely.
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations (2006 No. 3289) (WEEE) have been put in place to ensure that products are recycled using best available treatment, recovery and recycling techniques to ensure human health and high environmental protection.
T2 Enterprises Ltd requests ALL customers to help reduce landfill and maximise the benefits of recycling for all now, and future generations.
When you have finished with a WEEE product, please do not put in your domestic waste bin, as it will not be recycled. Please use one of the following disposal options instead:
- Recycle:
To ensure that your WEEE is recycled in accordance with the regulations, you must ensure that the goods are not put in the bin, but are separately disposed of by taking the WEEE to your local designated collection facility. This would normally be your local civic amenity site (recycling centre). To locate your local site, contact your authority (http://www.recycle-more.co.uk/la/la_detailsla.aspx) or go directly to the listing of approved sites where you'll see they are arranged by county.
Hand the old equivalent product back to us:
Alternatively when you purchase a replacement product from us, hand the old equivalent product back to us. So if you purchase a camera you can post the old back to us to dispose of. Use to first or second class mail to minimise the cost to yourself. If you use this route please do so within 28 days of purchase.
UK Battery Directive
...Information for consumer customers in the UK
What is the Batteries Directive?
- This directive sets out clear guidelines for the collection, treatment and recycling of waste industrial, automotive and portable batteries.
- All batteries are required to be labelled with the appropriate battery label.
- The regulations have been put in place to ensure that products are recycled using best available treatment, recovery and recycling techniques to ensure human health and high environmental protection.
How do I know if my product is covered?
If the symbol shown here is found on any of your goods, it means that the product is covered by the Batteries Regulations.
How do I recycle my old batteries?
- Portable Batteries (e.g. Alkaline AAA) can be returned to us by post.
- Many Councils now collect batteries in their weekly recycling collections, see their instructions for specific information.
- Portable Batteries can also be recycled at a local council site - please contact them directly for further information.
- For further information on recycling batteries please visit www.rebat.co.uk
- Do these regulations oblige me to dispose of WEEE separately?
The WEEE Regulations do not require household users to dispose of electrical and electronic equipment in a certain way. However, you are strongly encouraged to dispose of WEEE separately from household waste and make use of the collection facilities provided under the Regulations.
Separate collection of WEEE allows it to be recycled, saving energy and resources and avoiding hazardous materials from going to landfill.
3. Which products fall under the legislation. ?
The WEEE Directive divides Electronic and Electrical Equipment into ten categories:
- Category 1 - Large household appliances (fridges, cookers, microwaves, washing machines, etc.)
- Category 2 - Small household appliances (vacuum cleaners, clocks, toasters, etc.)
- Category 3 - IT and Telecommunications equipment (PCs, mainframes, printers, copiers, phones, etc.)
- Category 4 - Consumer equipment (radios, hi-fi, musical instruments, videos, camcorders, etc.)
- Category 5 - Lighting equipment (fluorescent tubes and holders, sodium lamps, etc.)
- Category 6 - Electrical and electronic tools (drills, sewing machines, electric lawnmowers, etc.)
- Category 7 - Toys, leisure and sports equipment (electric trains, games consoles, exercise machines, etc.)
- Category 8 - Medical devices (analysers, dialysis machines, medical freezers, etc.)
- Category 9 - Monitoring and control equipment (smoke detectors, thermostats, scales, etc.)
- Category 10 - Automatic dispensers (hot drinks machines, sweet and chocolate bar dispensers, cash machines, etc.)
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