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News Release from: Apache Electronics | Subject: WEEE Directive guide
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 02 October 2006
Guide explains WEEE Directive
requirements
Simple guide helps producers and manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment to understand their obligations and responsibilities with regards to the WEEE Directive.
Apache Electronics is a specialist asset recovery, recycling and component harvester of populated printed circuit boards Now the company has produced a simple guide to assist producers and manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment by understanding their obligations and responsibilities with regards to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The introduction of the WEEE Directive aims to minimise the impacts of electrical and electronic equipment on the environment during their life times and when they become waste.
It applies to a huge spectrum of products.
It encourages and sets criteria for the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of waste electrical and electronic equipment.
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With improved treatment of waste it could reduce the risk to human health and the environment, reduce air pollution and water toxicity and would help divert millions of tonnes of WEEE from landfill.
Beverley Scott, Head of Marketing at Apache Electronics says: "The UK Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) at the end of July 2006 released what is hoped will be the final consultation on regulations to transpose the WEEE Directive into national legislation".
"Our commitment, as always, is to guide producers through this legislation and to be involved in the recovery, recycling of printed circuit boards and the testing and supply of electronic components, wherever we can help most".
This new report outlines producers responsibilities under the WEEE Directive, gives valuable background information and sets out producers options on how to comply with the directive.
It also outlines ways to avoid incurring excessive and unnecessary costs in meeting the recycling and environmental compliance requirements of the WEEE Directive.
Specifically the report covers: producers' obligations and responsibilities of compliance; eight ways producers can be penalised for failure to comply; the current projected timetable for UK legislation implementing the directives; a description of how the WEEE Directive works and what to do now; and a checklist on how to comply.
"People have looked to us for direction in minimising the impact of the introduction of the RoHS and WEEE Directives", add Scott.
"We are uniquely positioned to help any company with implementation, whilst reducing, or eliminating, unexpected costs and to provide a reliable collection, recycling and recovery service".
"Any company involved in deciding, calculating and assessing compliance with WEEE target levels and planning, will benefit from the information in this free report".
Unfortunately, implementation is not a "single market" or standard directive throughout the European Union, but establishes minimum criteria for the collection of EEE, which EU member states may exceed if they wish.
Each member state will interpret the scope of the WEEE Directive and implement its own local legislation.
It is more than likely that the WEEE Directive will be implemented differently between each EU member state.
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