Why this guidance should be adopted
This guidance should be adopted because it:
- reflects best practice for sound environmental management of electrical and electronic products
- identifies how to improve the way WEEE is collected and processed which could increase the quality and quantity of materials for reuse and recycling
- provides information for end-users on how and why their WEEE should be collected and managed in an environmentally sound manner
- provides businesses with information that can help them improve their environmental performance to help meet their corporate social responsibilities
- is likely to form the basis of any requirements prescribed in the future for electrical or electronic products that are declared to be priority products under the product stewardship scheme.
Last updated:15 March 2011
