The Waste Electrical and Electronic
Equipment Regulations
Helping to recycle your electrical equipment
Why are we involved?
Recycling facilities are now available for all customers at which you can
deposit your old electrical products. This is a requirement under UK and
European legislation (The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment –
or WEEE – Directive).
The aim of the legislation is to;
• Make good use of the materials that make up old electrical equipment
by recycling rather than disposing in landfill.
• Prevent the negative environmental effects of sending often hazardous
electrical equipment to landfill.
Customers will be able to take any old electrical equipment to
participating civic amenity sites (often known as ‘household waste
recycling centres’) run by their local councils. Please remember that this
equipment will be further handled during the recycling process, so please
be considerate when depositing your equipment.
Funding collected through the Distributor Take Back Scheme has been
distributed between all Local Authorities in the UK to ensure the
provision of improved recycling facilities. Producers of these products will
then ensure that deposited items are taken away and recycled.
Where to dispose of electrical equipment?
Wherever practical, old electrical waste should NOT be disposed of with
your household waste.
You can locate your closest participating collection site
at www.recycle-more.co.uk (please remember to have your postcode to hand).
You can also retun your old goods on a new for old basis (ie. if you
buy a lamp from us you can retun the old one), to us at:
Gurney & White Ltd
211 London Road
Greenhithe
Kent
DA9 9DQ
Request Information, info@gwsupplies.co.uk
To remind you to recycle, all new electrical products are marked with a crossed out wheeled bin symbol.
