Regulations: Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE)
Page summary:
Guidance for manufacturers, importers and distributors (including retailers).
Change made:
Updated the extent of obligation to include operators of online marketplaces (OMPs) who place EEE on the UK market from non-UK based suppliers. Updated the type of business who can join the DTS to include solely online retailers and exclude vape retailers.
Time updated:
11:48am, 12 August 2025
Producer responsibility regulations
Page summary:
Producer responsibility laws in the UK cover packaging, electrical and electronic equipment (EEE), batteries and end of life vehicles (ELVs).
Change made:
This guidance has been updated to state that the guidance belongs to the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs rather than the Department for Business and Trade. Added ‘Business to consumer (B2C) and business to business (B2B) EEE and WEEE: how to correctly identify’, ‘Report the amount of EEE you place on the market’ and ‘When electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) becomes waste (WEEE)’ to the WEEE collection.
Time updated:
11:49am, 12 August 2025
