Large Scale Central

This may affect Märklin's LGB and all the hobby!

General Discussion
#1

Toys are included in this E.U. category. This is the English version.

Quote:
make it– sell it– recycle it New rulesfor producers of electrical& electronic equipment

Are you readyfor the
WEEE Regulations?

Current status of Regulations
The new WEEE Regulations have been put in place with effect from January 2007 to tackle the growing
amount of waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE). These apply to all companies who import,
manufacture or re-brand electrical equipmentin the UK.
These regulations also affect everyone who uses, sells, treats or disposes of WEEE. We recommend you
read the guidance available from the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) so you become familiar with
the regulations and your obligations.
Every year the UK throws away around 2 million tonnes of WEEE. It is one ofthe fastest growing waste
streams in the UK and the EU. In 2003, the EU adopted the WEEE Directive to deal with this waste. More
waste will be collected for treatment and recovery and less will go to landfill.

What you need to do
Register with a compliance scheme
Everycompany in the UK that manufactures, imports or re-brands electrical and electronic equipment
(known asEEE1) is called a producer and must join an approved producer compliance scheme by
15 March 2007. To do this you will need to pay a registration fee to the scheme and supply data on how
much electrical and electronic equipment you place on the market each calendar year. You also need to
say whether you supplied the equipment for household or business use. You will get a WEEE producer
registration number that you will need to give to anyone who distributes or sellsyour equipment.

Treatment, recovery and disposal
You will need to finance the costs associated with the treatment, recovery and disposal of WEEE from
1 July2007. There are separate requirements if you supply non-household electronic and electrical
equipment, for example to businesses. Your compliance scheme will be able to advise you further on how
to do this. DTI’s guidance will also explain your responsibilities.

#2

Gator Code 15. :lol:

#3

To the authors of this document, based in Bruxelles/Brussel -

Go WEEE up a rope.

tac

#4

Jack,
are you trying to take the ‘Weeeeee’ out of us?

quote: - "Treatment, recovery and disposal " - does this mean that the regulations provide for reimbursement of eBay fees when onselling (disposing) of the items involved?

#5
Tim Brien said:
Jack, are you trying to take the 'Weeeeee' out of us?
Sadly, no. The EU Hauptquartier is a wellspring of overregulation
#6

In clear text that will sooner or later mean “disposal fees”, which will be passed on to the consumer.

Some as with tires - last invoice I got it was $3 per tire - and other materials which have a large environmental “foot print”. At the shop we had a shock absorbing floor put in that is made from old tires. Dampens the foot print! :wink: :slight_smile:

PS remember the mention of waste water not long ago? Same routine different material and the WEEE moniker is as perfect a fit as “Ventilators” i.e. very descriptive!!! Very good for the Scots, too. They get to provide a WEEE drink to go with the WEEE regulation. :wink:

#7

Nothing new here, other than they found “toys”.
This is applying to all electronics, needing to be “solder-free” but a specific date.
Manufacturers have told me all this has done, period, is increase the cost to consumers.