WEEE Directive

Important Things to Know About the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE) to Reduce E-waste

The WEEE Directive (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive) is an EU legislation that aims to reduce the negative environmental impact of electronic waste. Here are some important points you need to know about the WEEE Directive:

EEE categories covered by WEEE:

1. Temperature exchange equipment.
2. Equipment that includes screens, monitors, and screens with a surface of more than 100 cm2.
3. Lamps.
4. Large equipment (any external size more than 50 cm).
5. Small equipment (no external size more than 50 cm).
6. Small IT and telecommunications equipment (no external size more than 50 cm).

Objectives of the WEEE Directive:

• manufacturers must register with the national regulatory authorities in each EU country where the product is sold and report the sales volumes of each type of product.
• manufacturers must organize or participate in a system to collect EEE for life for recoverability, reusability, and recyclability goals.
• EEE must be marked with a symbol of the crossed out box.
• manufacturers must meet WEEE's recoverability, reusability and recyclability targets.

WEEE's recoverability, reusability and recyclability goals are:

< class="MsoNormal"> for WEEE falling under category 1 or 4 of Annex III, 85% shall be recovered and 80% shall be prepared for reuse and recycling. < class="MsoNormal">For WEEE, which falls under Annex III, 80% shall be recovered and 70% shall be prepared for reuse and recycling. < class="MsoNormal"> For WEEE falling under category 5 or 6 of Annex III, 75% shall be recovered and 55% shall be prepared for reuse and recycling. < class="MsoNormal">For WEEE, which falls under Annex III, 80% will be recycled.

How ComplyMarket can help you:

The ComplyMarket Team can support you in designing and controlling your products, helping you meet the recoverability, reusability and recyclability targets of the WEEE Directive. Our experts use the following material efficiency standards:

• EN 45555:2019 'General methods for assessing the recyclability and recoverability of energy-related products'
• EN 45556:2019 'General method for assessing the proportion of reused components in energy-related products'
• EN 45557:2020 'General method for assessing the proportion of recycled material content in energy-related products'

With the support of ComplyMarket, you can ensure that your products comply with the WEEE Directive and contribute to a more sustainable future.