ARCHIVE: Electrical and electronic equipment waste The EC
Directive on waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)
directive aims to reduce the quantity of waste from electrical
and electronic equipment and increase its re-use, recovery and
recycling. The Directive affects producers, distributors and
recyclers of electrical and electronic equipment - including
household appliances, IT and telecoms equipment, audiovisual
equipment (TV, video, hi-fi), lighting, electrical and
electronic tools, toys, leisure and sports equipment. See the
BERR WEEE pages for further information. The Environmental
Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2007 provide that
WEEE has to be treated in accordance with the requirements of
Article 6 of the WEEE Directive. The regulations also provide an
exemption from environmental permitting for the repair and re-
furbishment of WEEE for re-use and a further exemption from
environmental permitting for storage of WEEE; these exemptions
must be registered with the Environment Agency