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WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment)
1. "The company" refers to PC Specialist Ltd, registered in England & Wales under number 04777867.
WEEE refers to the Waste Electrical and Electronic equipment directive and is European Union legislation. Any company
that distributes Electrical and Electronic equipment, irrespective of sale, has to comply with the WEEE regulations. The
intention of this page is to inform our customers of the company's duties under the WEEE directive and explain how WEEE
can be returned to the company.
Minimising the disposal of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste:
Under regulation 33 of the directive it is the requirement of the company to minimise the disposal of WEEE as unsorted
municipal waste and to achieve a high level of collection of WEEE for treatment, recovery and environmentally sound. The
company is classed as a distributor and a producer under the WEEE directive. As a result of this, the company is a
member of two schemes:
- The Distributor Take Back Scheme (DTS) provided by Valpak:
Under the UK Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) regulations, the company is required to either
provide waste collection systems for all types of equipment that the company supplies, or join the DTS. Because the
company is a member of the DTS, the company is not subject to these waste collection requirements. Instead, the
company's contributions have been used to enhance the UK's network of WEEE collection points (known as
Designated Collection Facilities - DCF's), which will predominantly be based at council Household Waste
Recycling Centres.
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The WEEECare EA Producer Compliance Scheme (EA approved registration no. WEE/MP3538PZ/SCH):
Collection schemes available:
As a member of the above two schemes, the company is not subject to these waste collection requirements. Instead, the
company's contributions have been used to enhance the UK's network of WEEE collection points (known as
Designated Collection Facilities - DCF's).
If you are a consumer and wish to dispose of Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE), please visit www.recycle-more.co.uk where you
can find further information on your local DCF.
If you are a business and wish to dispose of Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment (WEEE), please visit http://www.weeecare.com/ where you
can find further information on the collection facilities available to you. You can also call WEEECare directly on 0844
800 2004 to arrange for a pickup from your business premises only. You will also need to provide proof of purchase of
Electrical and Electronic Equipment from the company.
The potential effects of WEEE on the environment and human health:
Why has the European Union implemented the WEEE directive?
Over 75% of waste electrical goods end up in landfill, where lead and other toxins contained in the electrical goods
can cause soil and water contamination. This can have a very harmful effect on natural habitat, wildlife and also
human health. When situated near populated areas these toxins can cause problems to communities as their water and
soil is polluted.
All the EEE placed on the market in the EU now has to have the crossed out wheelie bin symbol. All the EEE components
the company integrates into the EEE it produces carry this logo, unless in exceptional cases, where this is necessary
because of the size of the product. In this case the crossed out wheelie bin symbol shall be printed on:
- the packaging
- the instructions for use; and
- the accompanying warranty.
The symbols look like this:
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Electrical and Electronic Equipment that was made after 13th August 2005 should display this symbol on the packaging or
product. Use the bank locator to find where it can be recycled.
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This recycling symbol is very similar to the one above, but does not have a bar at the bottom of crossed out
wheelie bin. This symbol will be used to support the Battery Directive which is due to become part of UK law in 2008.
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