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Get help to classify electrical equipment such as communication equipment, cameras, and their parts and accessories.
Official Government Buying Standards (GBS) for electrical goods: ovens, dishwashers, refrigeration units, washing machines, tumble dryers.
Government will make it easier for people and businesses to reuse and recycle their old electrical goods
If you put EEE on the UK market you must follow rules on both the EEE you sell and the EEE that becomes waste (WEEE).
For waste operators and exporters classifying some waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) devices, waste components, and wastes from their treatment.
Government response to the select committee report on the safety of electrical goods in the UK.
This order requires retailers of domestic electrical goods to make the prices and terms of their extended warranties clear.
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) - retailer and wholesaler responsibilities, waste collection and compliance schemes.
Apply to become an approved authorised treatment facility (AATF) and how to operate legally under the approval.
Guidance for designated collection facilities (DCF) and charities on how to comply with WEEE and waste regulations.
How to apply for an exemption to use a restricted substance to manufacture electrical and electronic equipment.
Draws attention to incidents with electrical equipment, maintenance responsibilities and the use of thermographic imaging as a maintenance tool.
Guidance for businesses.
Information on this Defence and Security Accelerator competition for £3 million of research funding for the future of aviation security solutions programme.
Guidance for EEE producers on how to accurately report the weight of EEE they place on the market under the waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) regulations.
Guidance for complying with The Supply of Extended Warranties on Domestic Electrical Goods Order 2005.
Check if an item of WEEE or a component removed from WEEE is a waste or non-waste item and, if it is waste, identify if it contains persistent organic pollutants (POPs).
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