WASTE ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations
Kingdom on 1st July 2007. The Regulations have been
designed to prevent/reduce the amount of waste electrical
and electronic equipment by promoting its reuse,
recycling and recovery. The separate collection of
WEEE saves energy and resources and avoids hazardous
Electrical and electronic equipment is any product
that relies on electricity or batteries to perform
its primary function, for example a kettle or a watch.
Products which are covered by the WEEE Regulations have a crossed out wheelie
bin symbol on either the product itself or the packaging.
The symbol aims to encourage you to identify and dispose of a WEEE product
separately from other household waste when it reaches the end of its life.
old electrical and electronic equipment. Giani UK Ltd has contributed towards
From 1st July 2007, Giani UK Ltd is required to offer a free method of disposal of your
the development of WEEE collection facilities, known as Designated Collection
Facilities (DCF), for consumers to use throughout the UK.
If you have old electrical or electronic product
that has reached the end of its life, you can
deposit it free of charge for segregation at
Civil Amenity Sites which are registered as DCF.
www.recycle-more.co.uk
Please have your postcode ready to type
in the recycling bank locator.
You can also call the recycle-more helpline
on
08450682572
