SubscribeApache Electronics Ltd, part of the Cyclops Group, the UK’s specialist asset recovery, recycling and component harvester of populated printed circuit boards has produced a simple guide with regards to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) directive.
The FREE WEEE guide will help assist producers and manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment by understanding their obligations and responsibilities.
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. 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 WEEE Regulations have been finally laid before Parliament (12 December 06) and by 15 March 2007 producers will need to join an approved producer compliance scheme to ensure that they are able to comply with the directive from 1 July 2007. Our commitment, as always, is to guide producers through this legislation's 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.
- Current projected timetable for UK legislation implementing the Directives.
- How does WEEE work and what to do now?
- 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. 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 States. For more information on how to comply with the WEEE directive and the recycling of populated PCB's contact Apache Electronics for more information.
Free copies of this new, special guideline leaflet are available now from the Marketing Department at Cyclops on Tel 08451 606060 or by email to weee@apache-electronics.com
