Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations

Background

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) regulations came in force in the UK on the 2 January 2007. Brand owners, importers and distributors of Electrical and Electronic Equipment (EEE) are affected, attracting an obligation under the UK WEEE regulations.

Producers of EEE are required to finance the collection, treatment, recovery and environmentally sound disposal of EEE at its end of life.

All producers of EEE, regardless of size, were required to register with a compliance scheme by the 15 March 2007. Producers will be required to supply compliance schemes with information regarding the amount of EEE, by category, they have put onto the UK market every quarter.

Full producer responsibility for WEEE started on the 1 July 2007.

As a B2B producer of EEE, VWR have registered with a compliance scheme and supply annual returns by category to the scheme administrators for approval and auditing.

VWR Compliance

VWR are registered with Environment Agency as a producer of WEEE. Our unique registration number is WEEE/GF00046SY.

VWR will collect our obligated WEEE and recycle this via our waste recovery contractor.

New WEEE  (put on market after 15 August 2005)

VWR are responsible for collection and recycling for any electrical item with VWR badge on or, that we import into UK that we put onto market after 15th August 2005 at the end of it’s life.

Historic WEEE (put on market before 13 August 2005)

VWR are responsible for collection and recycling for any electrical item that is a like for like replacement 

VWR will collect our obligated WEEE using our own transport contractor  who will transport WEEE back to the CSC where it will be consolidated and sent to our recycling partner.