WEEE fully implemented in UK on July 1

The DTI (Department of Trade and Industry) has published its timetable for the WEEE Directive, with July 1, 2007 as the key date for introduction. Right now a Government lead consultation is going on until October 17th. The consultation includes these key proposals: A national distributor takeback scheme which will establish a network of collection facilities enabling consumers to return their used items for recycling or reuse; Obligatory registration for producers through approved compliance schemes; Authorised treatment facilities, which will process WEEE and provide evidence to producers on the amount of WEEE received for treatment; Accredited reprocessing/recycling facilities who will provide evidence of reprocessing to producers; An end-of-year settlement to ensure producers are able to meet their obligations via an exchange system; A voluntary approach for producers to show the cost of handling historical WEEE.