WEEE directive obligations
29 August 2012
Q: We buy refrigerating equipment to our manufacturer’s designs which carry our brand, but the manufacturer’s name and serial number. We also buy a product labelled as above which is contract-manufactured for us by the same firm. We have legal entities in
A: Mike Sadler, head of WEEE pre-compliance for producer responsibility scheme Valpak, writes:
According to guidance on the WEEE directive issued by the Department of Trade and Industry, organisations selling “own brand” electronic or electrical equipment (EEE) onto the UK market will have a legal obligation as a producer. This means that,...