Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive

Compuwight is fully committed to the new EU Directive on Waste Electrical Equipment. 

Many items of WEEE contain materials that in time could cause damage to the environment if disposed of with general household waste. The European WEEE Directive has been put in place to reduce this potential environmental damage by making producers of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) responsible for the costs of its environmental disposal. The UK Regulations place a responsibility on retailers that sell EEE to householders to provide information to their customers on their options for the disposal of WEEE. 

Compuwight has decided to offer the option of providing in-store take-back of WEEE from its customers. This means that we are obliged to accept waste electrical products back from our customers at no cost provided that: 

They are of a similar nature to the product being purchased

They are of an equivalent quantity to the number being purchased

They do not contravene any Health and Safety requirements i.e. they are free from contaminants such as foodstuffs, chemicals etc.

You may return waste electrical products that fulfil these requirements within 28 days of purchasing a new product under the above conditions.

Under the Regulations, products that fall within the scope of EEE are required to be marked by a crossed out wheely bin symbol. This signifies that the products should not be disposed of with general waste although it is not an offence to do so.

If you do not wish to dispose of your waste electrical and electronic products by returning them to Compuwight when you purchase a new product, then you can make your own arrangements.

If you have any queries regarding Compuwight's policy on WEEE please do not hesitate to email

 compliance@compuwight.co.uk