Posted By Paul Bellis Ive just been reading up on the above as the RoHS Directive and the UK RoHS regulations came into force on 1 July 2006. I came across this site which may help explain things to those who need to know -for those that dont anyway -like me I was aware of the WEEE briefly only. http://www.rohs.gov.uk/Default.aspx I apologise if this has been posted previously - but I have only just looked into it due to a issue at a workplace I am looking at. Paul

Posted By George Wedgwood There is a legislative timetable available; WEEE Directive - Extended Timetable (Significant dates and actions) A =Directive article number. 2003 • Directive published in EU Official Journal- 18 Month transition to UK • 1st Consultation document from DTI - due end of March with 8 week response • 2nd consultation Document from DTI 2004 • 3rd consultation document from DTI • Aug 13th implementation of UK regulations • Permitting of treatment facilities ? 2005 • >13th August – free take back commences (A5) • Annual inspection of treatment facilities (A6) • Producers provide financing for collection, treatment,recovery and disposal of WEEE from private households (A8) • Producer responsible for financing own products introduced > Aug 13th ( A8) • Producer to provide financial guarantee for products introduced > Aug 13th (A8) • Producer to introduce ‘wheelie bin’ sign on products introduced >Aug 13th (A10) • Producer to date mark products introduced > Aug 13th (A11) 2006 • Annual inspection of treatment facilities • 31st December – recovery/reuse/recycling targets to be achieved (A7) • 31st December – 4. kg per household separately collected WEEE achieved (A5) 2007 • Annual Inspection of treatment facilities. • Reporting of data to EU for years 2005/2006 due (A12) 2008 • Annual inspection of treatment facilities • 31st December – new mandatory target due ( A5) • 31st December – revision of recovery/reuse/recyling targets including re-use of whole appliances (A5 ) • Targets for recovery and recycling of Cat 8 Medical Equipment introduced (A7) • 3 year period report due to EU for 2005-2006 (A12) 2009 • Annual inspection of treatment facilities • End of 3 year data period 2010 • Annual inspection of treatment facilities 2011 • Report of data to EU for years 2007-2009 2012 • Annual inspection of treatment facilities • End of 3 year reporting period 2013 • Annual inspection of treatment facilities • Visible fee ceases for Categories 2-10 2014 • Annual inspection of treatment facilities • Reporting of data to EU for years 2010 to 2012 2015 • Annual inspection of treatment facilities • Visible fee ceases for Category 1 products 2016 • Annual inspection of treatment facilities Report of data to EU for years 2013 - 2014 The IOSH Environmental Specialist Group may be a focus for this issue and hopefully will coordinate resources to help Members. The IET and others are already looking at the implications concerning manufacurers and the long-term issues of eliminating substances like lead from products. The good companies are well down that road but it will take a long time to make the car takeback and subsidy schemes to become workable in any reasonable quantities. There are a number of recyling companies that are already reverse 'processing' TVs and electronic equipment but most ends up in a shredder, alowing physical separation of the bits at the end. I reckon that will be with us for a long time yet. G.