Talk:Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive
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[edit] Redirect from WEEE
WEEE is waste electrical and electronic equipment and generically refers to items in this category. WEEE should be diverted to E-waste not the WEEE directive. It does not refer directly to the WEEE directive which is a separate item. --Alex 14:54, 30 June 2006 (UTC)—Preceding unsigned comment added by Vortexrealm (talk • contribs)
- Doing a quick google, I fail to see any references to "Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment" which do not refer to the directive. I don't believe the term was in use prior to the directive but correct me if I'm wrong. —Pengo 12:37, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
I work in the waste management industry in the UK & Ireland. WEEE is the general term for all items of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment. You are correct to say it originates from the directive but has also become the blanket term in the industry. Perhaps a disambiguation page would be appropriate --Alex 14:53, 30 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] WEEE Man Stuff of Nightmares
Why are they using a horrific skeletal killer cyborg with it's lower limbs ripped off and trailing a spinal column? - MSTCrow 03:58, 13 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] What does the WEEE directive actually mean?
What I'm wondering is, how is this directive actually implemented? I know we can take WEEE to recycling centres now (in the UK), but what happens to it then, does it go back to the manufacturer or is there some centralised facilities? Do the original manufacturers pay the full cost of that service? Is that what that "dustbin with a cross through" symbol means on newer electrical items? How does it work with imported goods? So many questions, so few answers... —Preceding unsigned comment added by Orangejon (talk • contribs) 17:07, 1 February 2008 (UTC)
