Free advice on complying with WEEE regs
August 24, 2009
Signs in an electrical retailer that your old TV or washing machine will be taken away without charge are not usually generated by goodwill on the shop's part but rather by the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations.
Resulting from an EU directive, there has for some time been confusion as to who was caught by these new rules and the extent of their responsibilities.
The Environment Agency is now offering free and impartial advice at breakfast seminars around the Midlands which will examine exactly who needs to comply with the WEEE Regulations.
"If your company is a manufacturer, rebrander or importer of electrical and electronic equipment," the Agency points out, "it is likely that you may fall within the ‘producer’ category of the regulations and you need to be compliant."
Interested companies are invited to Nottingham Forest Football Club on 22 September, or Birmingham City Centre Crowne Plaza on 1 October or Worcester White House on 8 October.
The Environment Agency is providing 20-minute clinic sessions after the seminars. Places for these are limited and must be booked in advance on a first-come first-served basis.
Places at the seminars can be booked by e-mailing MidlandsProResTeam@environment-agency.gov.uk, stating the location of the seminar and giving the company details and a maximum of two delegate names.
Requests for a company-specific clinic should be included in the e-mail.
Hannah Wooldridge, who advises companies on their obligations, said: "To protect the environment, the WEEE Regulations were introduced in 2007 to ensure more electrical waste is recycled safely instead of going to landfill."
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