WEEE Directive

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive is now UK law. The legislation aims to make producers pay for the collection, treatment and recovery of waste electrical equipment. The regulations also mean that suppliers of equipment, like internet retailers, must allow consumers to return their waste equipment free of charge.

The amount of WEEE we throw away is increasing by around 5% each year, making it the fastest growing waste stream in the UK.

* Much of the UK’s WEEE ends up in landfill, where the lead and other toxins it contains can cause soil and water contamination. This can have a harmful effect on natural habitat, wildlife and also human health.

* Many electrical items that we throw away can be repaired or recycled. Recycling items helps to save our natural finite resources and also reduces the environmental and health risks associated with sending electrical goods to landfill.

Distributors of new Electric and Electronic Equipment (EEE) have a part to play in reducing the amount of WEEE going into landfill sites.

24ae.co.uk is obliged under these regulations to offer customers a free take-back of their WEEE (except for carriage or postage) on a like-for-like basis when they buy a new Electrical or Electronic product from 24ae.co.uk.

For example, if a customer bought a new electric shower from 24ae.co.uk, 24ae.co.uk would accept their old electric shower back, (carriage paid by the customer), for recycling and prevent it going into a landfill site. Customers must return their WEEE item to 24ae.co.uk within 28 days of purchasing their new item.