WEEE Man

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive (WEEE Directive) is the European Community directive 2002/96/EC on waste electrical and electronic equipment which, together with the RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC, became European Law in February 2003, setting collection, recycling and recovery targets for all types of electrical goods. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The European Community (EC) was originally founded on March 25, 1957 by the signing of the Treaty of Rome under the name of European Economic Community. ... See the Wikipedia:Legal disclaimer. ... The European Union is unique among international organizations in having a complex and highly developed system of internal law which has direct effect within the legal systems of its member states. ... 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for February, 2003. ... This article needs additional references or sources to facilitate its verification. ... Home appliances are electrical/mechanical appliances which accomplish some household functions, such as cooking or cleaning. ...

The directive imposes the responsibility for the disposal of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) on the manufacturers of such equipment. Those companies should establish an infrastructure for collecting WEEE, in such a way that "Users of electrical and electronic equipment from private households should have the possibility of returning WEEE at least free of charge". Also, the companies are compelled to use the collected waste in an ecological-friendly manner, either by ecological disposal or by reuse/refurbishment of the collected WEEE. This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...

The WEEE Directive obliged the twenty-five EU member states to transpose its provisions into national law by 13 August 2004. Only Cyprus met this deadline. On 13 August 2005, one year after the deadline, all member states except for Malta and the UK had transposed at least framework regulations. As the national transposition of the WEEE Directive varies between the member states, a patchwork of requirements and compliance solutions is emerging across Europe. is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 225th day of the year (226th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In a bid to emphasise the importance of this directive, in April 2005 the Royal Society of Arts in the UK (in conjunction with Canon) unveiled a 7 metre tall sculpture entitled 'WEEE Man' on London's South Bank, made from 3.3 tonnes of electrical goods - the average amount of electrical waste one UK individual creates in a lifetime. The giant figure was subsequently moved to the Eden Project in Cornwall as part of a UK tour. April 2005 : ← - January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → Hamas and Islamic Jihad have declared, in principle, their intention to join the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO). ... The Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) is a British multi-disciplinary institution, based in London. ... Canon Inc. ... The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... A sculpture is a three-dimensional object, which for the purposes of this article is man-made and selected for special recognition as art. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... The National Theatre is one of the collection of arts buildings that make up the South Bank Centre. ... A tonne (also called metric ton) is a non-SI unit of mass, accepted for use with SI, defined as: 1 tonne = 103 kg (= 106 g). ... The Eden Project Inside the tropical Biome The Eden Project is a large-scale environmental complex near St Austell, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. ...

See also

• Digger gold
• Electronic waste
• List of European Union directives
• RoHS

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External links

[EU Regulations compliance (WEEE, RoHS, Batteries, REACH) ]

• e-Waste Guide - A knowledge base for the sustainable recycling of e-Waste
• European Commission WEEE page
  • RoHS directive (PDF)
  • WEEE directive (PDF)
• Guidance on WEEE registration in every EEA (EU+EFTA) member state
• Professional and tailormade guidance and general expertise in all 27 Member States(+Norway and Switzerland)
• EIATRACK - Electronic Industries Alliance Regulatory Tracking Tool
• WEEE Man
• The Royal Society of Arts
• Technosteria- an informative page on WEEE and RoHS
• WEEE and RoHS Legislation in Europe
• WEEE Recycling Directory for the UK
• WEEE Recycling Network (UK)
• WEEE information for businesses
• VCA- The UK Enforcement Body for WEEE Distributor Obligations
• FRN, the not-for-profit UK coordinator of WEEE re-use and collection activities
• not-for-profit WEEE collector and reuser in Bristol and the West of England
• More on WEEE from Electronics Weekly