Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive
January 28, 2019
So what is WEEE and what does it stand for?
WEEE stands for Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment.
This practically includes mostly any equipment which includes a battery or a plug. The WEEE legislation is divided into six main categories.
These categories are as follows:
- Temperature exchange equipment such as air conditioners, freezers and refrigerators.
- Equipment containing screens such as laptops, monitors and televisions.
- Equipment for light generation such as LED Lamps and non LED lamps.
- Large equipment with external dimensions of 50 cm or more such as cookers, washing machines and clothing dryers.
- Small equipment with external dimensions of 50 cm or less such as toasters, cameras and vacuum cleaners.
- Small telecommunication and information technology equipment such as printers, mobile phones and routers.
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