Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations
UK households dispose of over 1.2 million tonnes of electrical and electronic waste every year. This is the equivalent of 150,000 double decker buses and would be enough to fill the new Wembley Stadium 6 times over.
Much of the UK’s electronic waste ends up in landfill sites, where toxins put communities at risk. Failure to segregate any type of recyclable material in the home will usually result in items being disposed of in a landfill site (buried in the ground in the UK) or being incinerated. The UK WEEE Regulations require that businesses involved in the supply of electrical equipment take an active role in its collection and recycling.
The aim of the legislation is to:
Make good use of the materials that make up old electrical equipment by recycling rather than disposing in landfill.
Prevent the negative environmental effects of sending often hazardous electrical equipment to landfill.
The Wheelie Bin Symbol
Under the WEEE Regulations, all new electrical goods should now be marked with the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol shown below:
Goods are marked with this symbol to show that they were produced after the 13th August 2005, and should be disposed of separately from normal household waste so that they can be recycled.
So how can we help?
As part of the regulations, we as a retailer offer our customers the option to return their WEEE items to us for sale disposal. This service is free of charge* and can be used up to 28 days after purchasing an item that is of similar use or description.
Returning your WEEE goods
If you would like to return your WEEE regulated product to us for safe disposal then please contact us via telephone or email to request a Returns of Goods authorisation form (see below). If you item was not ordered online then you are welcome to return it to the local store where is was purchased.
For further information or to request a Return of Goods authorisation form please contact us on 01305 779255 or at toys@howleys.co.uk
*Please Note: All costs incurred when returning a WEEE item are to be covered by the customer - No collection service is available.
UK households dispose of over 1.2 million tonnes of electrical and electronic waste every year. This is the equivalent of 150,000 double decker buses and would be enough to fill the new Wembley Stadium 6 times over.
Much of the UK’s electronic waste ends up in landfill sites, where toxins put communities at risk. Failure to segregate any type of recyclable material in the home will usually result in items being disposed of in a landfill site (buried in the ground in the UK) or being incinerated. The UK WEEE Regulations require that businesses involved in the supply of electrical equipment take an active role in its collection and recycling.
The aim of the legislation is to:
Make good use of the materials that make up old electrical equipment by recycling rather than disposing in landfill.
Prevent the negative environmental effects of sending often hazardous electrical equipment to landfill.
The Wheelie Bin Symbol
Under the WEEE Regulations, all new electrical goods should now be marked with the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol shown below:
Goods are marked with this symbol to show that they were produced after the 13th August 2005, and should be disposed of separately from normal household waste so that they can be recycled.
So how can we help?
As part of the regulations, we as a retailer offer our customers the option to return their WEEE items to us for sale disposal. This service is free of charge* and can be used up to 28 days after purchasing an item that is of similar use or description.
Returning your WEEE goods
If you would like to return your WEEE regulated product to us for safe disposal then please contact us via telephone or email to request a Returns of Goods authorisation form (see below). If you item was not ordered online then you are welcome to return it to the local store where is was purchased.
For further information or to request a Return of Goods authorisation form please contact us on 01305 779255 or at toys@howleys.co.uk
*Please Note: All costs incurred when returning a WEEE item are to be covered by the customer - No collection service is available.
