Free seminars explain WEEE implications

Businesses in the UK need to switch on to the implications of an EU Directive which is about to change the way they dispose of any unwanted electrical and electronic equipment. The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) regulations aim to reduce the amount of electrical equipment which ends up in landfill by ensuring it is collected, treated and recycled. And with the regulations due to come into force on 1st January 2007, there is no time to lose.

The UK alone generates about one million tonnes of end-of-life electrical and electronic equipment every year and all those laptops, mobile phones and even kettles used in everyday business life have to go somewhere.

Though the main onus is on those who produce electrical and electronic equipment, businesses who use such equipment - and that of course means practically all of us - will feel its impact too.

In fact it is difficult to think of an area of UK business life that will not be affected in one way or another by the enactment of the directive.

With legislation as complicated as this, it is essential that businesses seek expert advice to determine precisely what their obligations are and how they can best meet them.

Valpak, the leading provider of compliance services and recycling solutions in the UK has been involved with WEEE for a number of years and is running a number of free seminars in early 2007 to advise companies on the steps they need to take to comply with the new regulations.

Duncan Simpson from Valpak says: 'Anyone is welcome to attend the event, from small businesses to electrical retailers and manufacturers'.

'It will be an informal event and there will be plenty of opportunity for queries and questions'.