WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) is set to be the focus of this years UK Recycle week campaign between June 21st and 27th this year. This is the first year that one particular waste stream will be the main focus over others.
Recycle Week has been held every year since 2004 and is usually used to encourage recycling in general, this year is different as the organizers are keen to get the nation recycling more electrical equipment.
The EU’s WEEE directive came into force in 2007 which made IT manufacturers and importers responsible for their their own waste and recycling. According to the Environment Agency, WEEE is the fastest growing waste stream in the UK growing by 5% every year. In the UK households generate over 1.2 million tonnes of WEEE every year which would be enough to fill Wembley stadium 6 times over, the same amount is generated by non household sources.