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RECYCLING
The MAXTRA
®
cartridge is 100% recyclable. Look out for BRITA
®
recycling points in
major retailers or visit www.brita.co.uk for more information.
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
WEEE is the fastest growing waste stream in the UK, growing by at least 5% each year.
The UK public alone dispose of over 1.2 million tonnes of electrical and electronic waste
every year; this would fill the new Wembley Stadium six times over.
Much of the UK’s electronic waste ends up in landfill sites. It has been estimated that
landfill space in the UK will run out within the next 10 years if we do not increase the
amount of waste we recycle.
WEEE that is not recycled can have negative impacts on soil, air and water quality which
can lead to environmental damage and which can also lead to negative impacts on
human and animal health.
Recycling household electrical equipment – regulations
With effect from July 2007, the UK’s Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
Regulation require that all producers of electrical equipment are now obliged to pay for
recycling of household electrical goods, where previously this bill was met by councils
or items were not recycled at all. These regulations also require that all retailers both
actively assist in delivering a UK wide WEEE collection infrastructure and encourage the
participation of consumers in recycling electronic equipment.
So that you can get your waste electrical goods recycled, we have contributed towards
a national fund to assist local councils to further develop their existing waste electronics
collection facilities, which will in turn allow producers of this equipment to meet their
obligations.