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Our obligations to consumers during disposal of waste electrical and electronic products.
Each year about one million tonnes of household electrical and electronic waste is discarded Some of EEE and electronic electrical equipment containing hazardous substances such as mercury, lead and cadmium.
These types of substances are harmful to the environment because they accumulate through the food chain and can cause serious health effects in humans.
The UK has implemented the European Community legislation, the main objective is the prevention and reduction of electrical and electronic equipment waste WEEE It also aims to improve the environmental performance of producers, distributors and consumers involved in the cycle life EEE Therefore, the Regulations for electronic waste and electronic WEEE Regulations currently in force in the UK.
Since 1 July 2007, the producers and retailers of EEE must have a system in place for the collection, reuse and recycling of household WEEE to minimize the amount of WEEE entering landfills.
Euro Car Parts is required under this Regulation to provide our customers free recovery of WEEE on a like for like basis when customers purchase of Euro Car Parts for a new product or electronic electrical.
For example, if you buy a new piece of us that we accept your old job WEEE EEA and prevent it from entering a landfill by eliminating safely Customers must return their WEEE item to us within 28 days purchasing their new item.
Under the WEEE Regulations, all new electrical goods should now be marked with the crossed output marked with the symbol below.
Goods are marked with this symbol to show they were produced after August 13, 2005, and must be disposed of separately from household waste so they can be recycled.
Our obligations to take back WEEE applies only to domestic users of electrical products If you are a non-household users of electrical equipment, you will need to find a local collector or company waste to dispose of your waste.
Further information on the environmental impact of WEEE and WEEE are available on the Environment Agency website Regulations - WEEE Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment.
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