Background
Electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) is regulated to reduce the amount of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) incinerated or sent to landfill sites. Reduction is achieved through various measures which encourage the recovery, reuse and recycling of products and components.
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 (as amended) is the underpinning UK legislation.
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013 (legislation.gov.uk)
Producer Responsibility
The current UK Producer Responsibility Scheme for WEEE has been in place since 2006.
DAERA, working alongside DEFRA and the other devolved administrations launched a UK wide public consultation in December 2023. This consultation has now closed.
What happens next
A summary of the responses to this consultation and the Government response will be published and made available at www.daera-ni.gov.uk.
OPSS Publishes Vape Recycling Guidance Video
The Office for Product Safety and Standards have published a new video outlining how retailers selling vape products should comply with their business obligations in accordance with the Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment regulations (WEEE). The video outlines important information on obtaining and using vape bins.