Compliance with the UK WEEE Regulations
AVONWOOD DEVELOPMENTS LTD is classed as a producer with respect to EEE for ‘users other than private households’ under The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Regulations 2013.
Regulation 12 places an obligation on AVONWOOD DEVELOPMENTS LTD to finance the costs of treatment and environmentally sound disposal of waste electronic equipment (WEEE) from our customers where that WEEE:
(I) Is composed of equipment sold to our customers before 13th August 2005 and that is being replaced by products from AVONWOOD DEVELOPMENTS LTD of the same type or that perform the same function.
(II) Is composed of AVONWOOD DEVELOPMENTS LTD equipment purchased by our customers after 13th August 2005.
Where AVONWOOD DEVELOPMENTS LTD is responsible for WEEE under scenarios (I) or (II) above, it is the responsibility of the customer to deliver the WEEE in question to AVONWOOD DEVELOPMENTS LTD chosen recycling facility, after which point we will accept any further treatment or recycling costs.
AVONWOOD DEVELOPMENTS LTD meet our responsibilities under the WEEE Regulations through membership of the DHL WEEE Compliance Scheme and as our chosen partner DHL are able to manage the process of WEEE collection, treatment and recycling in accordance with the standards laid out within the Regulations.