Consumers and End-users of WEEE
Business or non household (B2B) end users of EEE
Businesses producing waste are required to comply with Duty of Care. On top of this, the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) legislation introduces new responsibilities for businesses and other non-household users of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE). This includes schools, hospitals, and government agencies, when they dispose of their electrical waste. These organisations will need to ensure that all separately collected WEEE is treated and recycled.
Financing of these activities depends on the circumstances as follows:
For business EEE from products put on the market after 13 August 2005, EEE producers are responsible for financing the collection, treatment, recovery and disposal of the EEE that they supply to business users. The directive allows producers and business users to agree alternative financing arrangements. This is a commercial decision and is likely to form part of the normal negotiating processes for supply contracts in the future.
For products put on the market before 13 August 2005 (known as historic WEEE) that is being replaced by new equivalent products, the EEE producer is responsible for financing the collection, treatment, recovery and disposal when supplying the new products. Where the historic WEEE is not being replaced, the end user (the business) has to pay.
Household (B2C) end users of EEE
As a household end user, you have an important role to play in the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), although the WEEE Regulations do not place legal obligations on you.
You are encouraged to discard your WEEE separately from other waste at the end of its life. The WEEE Regulations put an obligation on the retailers and distributors of EEE to establish a UK wide WEEE collection infrastructure making it easy for you discard your WEEE.
From July 2007 retailers and distributors will be required to either provide in-store takeback of old equipment when you purchase a replacement item, or direct you to a convenient WEEE collection point that participates in their retailer supported takeback scheme (Distributor Takeback Scheme 
). These collection points are likely to be your Local Authority's civic amenity sites.
Please note that you are not entitled to a free collection of your WEEE from your home.
A list of publicly available designated WEEE collection sites can be found here .
Further information can be found in chapter 3 of the Government Guidance document.