Local Authorities
The UK WEEE Regulations do not place collection and
disposal obligations on Local Authorities, although it is
widely accepted that most household WEEE is likely to be collected
via the UK's network of civic amenity sites. Therefore Local
Authorities have the opportunity to voluntarily sign up their civic
amenity sites as Designated Collection Facilities
(DCFs). If they do, they will have to comply with the Code
of Practice for DCFs, which requires minimum levels of separate
storage of WEEE at the sites.
The Code of Practice for collection of WEEE from DCFs can be
accessed here.
In return, they will receive some funding from the Distributor Takeback
Scheme (a national collection service that operates as an
alternative to in-store takeback) and their WEEE will be removed by
Producer Compliance Schemes for onward treatment, recycling and
disposal without charge. Local Authorities that volunteer
their sites will no longer be financially responsible for treating
or disposing of WEEE deposited at their sites.
Some DCFs may need a modification to their Waste Management
Licence and provide new WEEE containers or signage or make
alterations to their sites. The money from the Distributor Takeback
Scheme will help meet some of these costs. Local Authorities
will also be able to count the recycling of WEEE towards meeting
their recycling targets under the Area Waste Strategies in force in
the various parts of the UK.
A list of registered Local Authority and commercial DCF sites
can be accessed here.
For further information please refer to chapter 7 of the WEEE
Government
Guidance document.
The forms required for the necessary data reporting can be found
on our Forms page.