WEEE Compliance
Collection and Recycling Arrangements in the United Kingdom
Under the UK Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations, for equipment that you buy from Vernagroup after August 2005, Vernagroup is required to provide arrangements for the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of WEEE that your new purchase replaces, on a one-for-one, like-for-like basis. The old equipment that your new purchase from Vernagroup replaces is referred to as Historic WEEE.
Under the UK WEEE Regulations, Vernagroup is also required to provide arrangements for the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of any new electrical and electronic equipment that you buy from Vernagroup after August 2005, when that new equipment eventually becomes waste. This is referred to as New WEEE.
Vernagroup is required to provide these arrangements starting from 1 July 2007.
Vernagroup products are very competitively priced. Any new increase in operating costs for manufacturers such as Vernagroup is normally reflected in a price increase in the product. However, instead of increasing the prices of our products, Vernagroup has decided to share these new environmental costs directly with our customers. We believe in being transparent with you on any new environmental costs that our products need to address.
Our approach to sharing these new environmental costs is:
- Vernagroup pays for the costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of the WEEE to meet the targets set by the WEEE Regulations;
- Vernagroup pays for the costs of data management and reporting to the Environment Agency to demonstrate compliance with all administrative requirements of the WEEE Regulations;
- you pay for transportation of your WEEE to Vernagroup's appointed recycler in the UK.
Vernagroup has established a recycling contract with the European Advanced Recycling Network (EARN) and will cover any costs of treatment, recycling and recovery of the equipment on arrival at the EARN facility in the UK. All New WEEE that arises from the purchase of Vernagroup products is classed as non-hazardous waste.
It is your responsibility to arrange and pay for costs of collection and transportation to EARN. In order to meet UK Duty of Care Regulations for waste disposal, you should use one of the following carriers (which hold a valid Waste Carriers licence):
| Waste Carrier | Telephone Number | Website |
|---|---|---|
| TNT UK Ltd | +44 (0)800 100600 | www.tnt.co.uk |
| DHL International (UK) Ltd | +44 (0)8701 100300 | www.dhl.co.uk |
| Christian Salvesen PLC | +44 (0)870 3655714 | www.salvesen.com |
For larger quantities of waste, you may want to contact the recycler directly to arrange and pay for alternative collection arrangements. The Vernagroup recycler in the United Kingdom is:
| Recycler | Telephone Number | Website |
|---|---|---|
| TechnoWaste | +44 (0)1268 728511 | www.technowaste.com |
To comply with the UK Duty of Care Regulations the transport of your waste to the recycler must be accompanied by suitable documentation. You must also keep a signed copy of this documentation for two years.
In order to meet this requirement and to enable EARN to identify Vernagroup equipment upon arrival at the recycler's address, please download the Recycling Label for British Customers. Complete the label with your company details and attach it to a suitable box for transport to EARN.
Recycling Label for British Customers
WEEE Reporting Recycling Data for Vernagroup Equipment in the United Kingdom
Under Section 27 of the WEEE Regulations, information on the quantities and categories of Vernagroup electrical and electronic equipment put on the market, reused, recycled and recovered within the UK must be reported at the end of each compliance period.
The first WEEE recycling report will cover the period July 2007 to December 2007. EARN will prepare the recycling data report for Vernagroup. Information in the EARN recycling data report will be summarised on the Vernagroup website when it becomes available.
| Equipment | Sold: | Collected: | Reused: | Recovered: | Recycled: | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Category | Tonnes: | Tonnes: | Tonnes: | %: | Tonnes: | %: | Tonnes: | %: |
| 1: Large Household Appliances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2: Small Household Appliances | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3: IT & Telecom's Equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4: Consumer Equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5: Lighting Equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 6: Electrical & Electronic Tools | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7: Toys, Leisure & Sports Equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8: Medical Devices | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9: Monitoring & Control Equipment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10: Automatic Dispensers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
