Download or read book The treatment, recovery, recycling and safe disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment written by Department of Health: Estates and Facilities Division and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2007-09-03 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations (S.I. 2006/3289, ISBN 9780110754796) introduce 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. 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.