Recycling and the WEEE regulations.
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive is
now UK law. The legislation aims to make producers pay for the
collection, treatment and recovery of waste electrical equipment.
The regulations also mean that suppliers of equipment like high
street shops and internet retailers must allow consumers to return
their waste equipment free of charge.
The amount of WEEE we throw away is increasing by around 5% each
year, making it the fastest growing waste stream in the UK.
Recycling reduces the environmental and health risks associated with
sending electrical goods to landfill.
Suzuki Europe Ltd is obliged under these regulations to offer our
customers free take-back of their WEEE on a like-for-like basis when
they buy a new Electrical or Electronic product from us.
Customers must return their like-for-like WEEE item to us within 28
days of purchasing their new item.
Under the WEEE Regulations, all new electrical goods should now be
marked with the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol shown to show that
they were produced after 13th August 2005, and should be disposed of
separately from normal household waste so that they can be recycled.
Please contact us for further details.