The treatment, recovery, recycling and safe disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment

"The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations" (S.I. 2006/3289, ISBN 9780110754796) introduces a new legal framework for the disposal of electrical and electronic equipment by householders and non-household users.

This guidance document explains the requirements of the WEEE Regulations and how they affect NHS trusts as users of non-household equipment.

The issues covered include: the objectives and scope of the Regulations; key dates and deadlines; links between procurement and disposal; the need to track EEE purchases made at a department/ward level; considerations involved in accepting end-of-life responsibility from producers in new procurement; and links with other waste management legislation.