WEEE JARGON BUSTING

WEEE – Waste Electrical Electronic Equipment – Electrical equipment requiring disposal
PCS – Producer Compliance Scheme – Organisation meeting producers responsibilities
Producer – An organisation manufacturing, distributing, re-branding or importing EEE
Historical WEEE – EEE requiring disposal which was purchased before 13th August 2005
Household WEEE – EEE sold post 13th August 2005 to a consumer
Non Household WEEE – EEE sold post 13th August 2005 to a Business, Organisation or Institution
B2B – Business 2 Business – Businesses selling EEE where the end user will be a Business, Organisation or Institution
B2C – Business 2 Consumer – Businesses selling EEE where the end user will be a consumer
DCF – Designated Collection Facility – A collection point for the removal of WEEE
AATF – Approved Authorised Treatment Facility – A recycling plant/process accredited by the Environment Agency
ERMS – Electronic Recycling Management System – Web based tracker system for EEE from purchase to destruction
WEEE Streaming – The segregation of WEEE items prior to collection
WEEE One Stop Shop – A service that deals with all categories of WEEE in a single contract