What is WEEE?
WEEE stands for a regulation called the Waste Electronic and Electrical Equipment (WEEE) Directive. Since the beginning of 2007, all electronic and electrical equipment has to have a symbol on it to indicate that it is covered by the WEEE directive. So the manufacturers get the symbol onto the product and then it is over to us, as a distributor, to take back the product at the end of its life and make sure that it is recycled and treated correctly.
WEEE stands for “Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment,” as designated in Ontario Regulation 393/04. It is the informal name for the variety of electrical and electronic products that are no longer wanted by their owners. A variety of options exist for waste electronics, including reuse, refurbishment and recycling.
