Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE)

An introduction to the requirements of the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive and the related Restriction of Certain Hazardous Substances (RoHS) Directive, which restricts the use of certain toxic substances, such as lead, used in printed circuit boards.

Does this affect my company?

If you ever have to dispose of any electrical equipment you will be required to do so responsibly and should be able to provide an inventory of the items disposed of along with proof it was disposed of by a licensed operator.

The WEEE regulations cover any producer of hazardous waste and most electrical items used in everyday office life are covered by the WEEE Directive

• Keyboards
• CPU’s (base units)
• Monitors
• Servers
• Printers
• Faxes
• Fridges
• Microwaves
• Air conditioning
• Etc, etc, etc……..

Objectives of the WEEE Directive

• To increase reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery, leading to a reduction in the amount of waste going to landfill or incineration
• To improve the environmental performance of all operators involved in the life cycle of electrical and electronic equipment
• To set criteria for the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of WEEE
• making producers and users responsible for financing most of these activities - private householders are to be able to return WEEE without charge

The WEEE Directive requires producers of hazardous waste to take responsibility for their products and to meet given targets. They will also need to provide data to demonstrate compliance.

Who will it affect?

The WEEE Directive covers all electrical and electronic equipment with voltages up to 1,000 AC and 1,500 DC and will affect virtually all producers, manufacturers and users of electrical and electronic equipment, regardless of company size.

MJA Property Services are licensed by the Environment Agency to remove, transport and dispose of your waste covered under the WEEE regulations.

We can remove your waste on a cost per item basis or offer the following on site solutions.

WEEE Containers

The WEEE Bin

Just smaller than a pallet. A heavy duty durable plastic container with sturdy attached lid and hinged locking system standing 1.0 m x 0.8 m x 0.75 m. The bin is ideal for storing your waste electrical products including CRT's, faxes, printers, keyboards, base units, cables and any other WEEE apart from batteries or lamp waste.

The WEEE Lead Acid Battery Bin

The same size but different markings than the WEEE Bin. Comes with attached lid and locking system. It is designed to take all of your lead acid batteries.

The WEEE Big Box

A larger heavy duty plastic container 1 metre high, 1 metre wide and 2 metres long. Comes with lid. Can take all mixed WEEE apart from lamps and batteries unless the container is used only for these waste streams. Lockable version at extra cost.

The WEEE Metal Skip

A 3.5 cubic metre metal WEEE skip. Standing 1.2 m high, 1.2 m wide and 2.4 m long with full locking facility. Ideal for larger users of bulky items and for standing outside.

Highly Confidential Data Store

Same size and dimensions as the above WEEE Bin but with a high security fastening device that will be used from collection until final shredding and processing of all of your key, highly confidential tape streamers, CD's, DVD's, hard drives, USB memory sticks or computer base units and any other non hazardous WEEE.

Pallet or WEEE Collection

Pack your WEEE on to a standard size pallet with absolute maximum height restriction of 1.2 metres. Any larger or higher pallets will be charged at 2 pallet rate. You simply strap and cling wrap the pallet so it can be safely lifted on to our vehicles and if any times of WEEE are broken the bundle must be sealed to prevent any discharge or spillages otherwise collection would be refused.

Please call us on 01252 377400 or email to sales@mjaproperty.co.uk with your requirements for costs.

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