What WEEE covers
WEEE is waste electrical and electronic equipment: anything that needed a plug, a battery or a charger to work. That includes audio equipment, small household appliances, personal care devices, computing and telecoms products, and toys with electrical parts.
Electrical waste must not go in a general household bin. It contains materials worth recovering, and in some cases substances that need controlled treatment.
The crossed-out wheeled bin
Products covered by the regulations carry a crossed-out wheeled bin symbol, on the product or its packaging. It means the item must go to a separate collection point for electrical waste, not general refuse.
Where to recycle electrical products
- Local authority household waste recycling centres accept electrical waste from households free of charge. Your council's website lists the nearest site and what it takes.
- Retailers selling electrical equipment must help customers dispose of old items, either by offering takeback in store or by contributing to the Distributor Takeback Scheme, which funds local collection facilities.
- Many products can be repaired, resold or donated rather than recycled. Reuse keeps a working product in service and is a better outcome than recovery.
Our obligations
Where Go10 places electrical equipment on the UK market as producer, it is registered accordingly and reports the volumes it places on the market through a producer compliance scheme. The scheme arranges for the financing of collection, treatment, recovery and environmentally sound disposal.
To confirm: Go10's producer registration number, and the name of the compliance scheme it belongs to.
To confirm: whether Go10 offers takeback directly, or funds the Distributor Takeback Scheme. Describe whichever applies here.
Retail and trade partners who need our compliance details for their own reporting can request them using the contact details below.
Batteries and packaging
Batteries are covered by separate regulations and must not go in general waste. Shops selling significant quantities of batteries provide collection bins, and household waste recycling centres accept them. Separate packaging and recycle it through normal household or commercial collections wherever the material allows.
Contact
For questions about WEEE, batteries or packaging compliance, write toinfo@go10.co.uk or call 0800 669 6397.