WEEE Reclycling

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Recycling

In compliance with the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive (2002/96/EC) Light Brothers offer comprehensive collection and treatment services for all ten categories of WEEE at their five Approved Authorised Treatment Facilities (AATF) throughout the UK.

As the UK's leading specialist in WEEE disposal and treatment our UK sites have the ability to deal with the all 10 WEEE directive categories:

• Category 1 – Large household appliances (fridges, cookers, microwaves, washing machines etc)
• Category 2 – Small household appliances (vacuum cleaners, clocks, toasters etc)
• Category 3 – IT and Telecommunications equipment (PCs, mainframes, printers, copiers, phones etc)
• Category 4 – Consumer equipment (radios, hifi, musical instruments, videos, camcorders etc)
• Category 5 – Lighting equipment (Fluorescent tubes and holders, sodium lamps etc)
• Category 6 – Electrical and electronic tools (drills, sewing machines, electric lawnmowers etc)
• Category 7 – Toys, leisure and sports equipment (electric trains, games consoles, running machines etc)
• Category 8 – Medical devices (Analysers, dialysis, medical freezers etc)
• Category 9 – Monitoring and control equipment (smoke detectors, thermostats, scales etc)
• Category 10 – Automatic dispensers (hot drinks machines, sweet and chocolate bar dispensers, cash machines etc)

Light Brothers also deal with the following three "hazardous waste" categories:

• Display equipment (Computer screens and Televisions)
• Cooling appliances containing refrigerants
• Gas discharge lamps