What should manufacturers do to fulfil WEEE Directive?
• Review the product range to see whether they are within the scope of WEEE directive • Review the obsolescent products Compliance with Financial Obligations • Set up individual scheme or identify compliance scheme • Contract with Compliance Scheme if appropriate For non-member of compliance scheme: • Manage transport of WEEE from designated collection points • Find and contract with licensed transport company • Organise and finance the collection for B2B customers • Manage treatment • Find a treatment service supplier or recycler • Set up contract Reporting • Provide annual certificate as evidence of obligation fulfillment to agency • Provide annual data on the value of products placed on market to central agency • Keep records • Measure recycling/recovery performance and report quarterly to enforcing agency Producers shall meet the following targets by 31 December 2006: (a) Large household appliances and automatic dispensers: • the rate of recovery shall be increased to a minimum of
