UK WEEE Regulations

The UK has implemented the Directive through the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2006, which came into force on 2 January 2007.

UK WEEE Regulations (SI 2006 No. 3289) (406k - pdf)
2009 Amendment Regulations

The Regulations require any 'producer' (manufacturer, re-brander, or importer) of EEE to finance the costs of collection and treatment of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) that arises over a calendar year, in proportion to the amount by weight they place on the market. Producers meet their obligations by registering with an approved Producer Compliance Scheme, who will then purchase evidence of recycling on behalf of the producers from an Approved Authorised Treatment Facility or Approved Exporter.

Please follow the hyperlinks below or the menu to see how the UK WEEE Regulations will affect your company:

producers (any business that manufactures, professionally imports into the UK or rebrands electrical and electronic products);
producer compliance schemes;
local authorities;
retailers and distributors (any business that sells electrical and electronic equipment to end users);
approved treatment facilities and approved exporters;
end users (business and household).

2009 Amendment Regulations

In 2009 there were several amendments made to the UK WEEE Regulations which mainly affect Producer Compliance Schemes, Approved Authorised Treatment Facilities (AATFs) and Approved Exporters (AEs). The factsheet below covers the amendments in detail.

2009 WEEE Amendments Factsheet (128kb)

Government Guidance Document

The attached Government Guidance document has been revised to take into account the 2009 Amendment Regulations and serves as a useful guide to interpreting the UK WEEE Regulations.