Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Batteries Disposal
The European Union developed legislation in 2003, to ensure that systems for collection, treatment and recycling of electronic waste would be in place throughout the European Union. Due to the increasing quantity of electronic waste, this legislation has since been recast. The WEEE Directive 2012/19/EU became effective on 14 February 2014. This directive has been translated into UK legislation, whilst Irish legislation had been in place since July 5, 2005.
WEEE, business to business (non-household situations)
Technopath (Distribution) Ltd is a Business to Business (B2B) producer as
- Imports EEE and batteries from outside the Republic of Ireland.
- EEE and batteries are placed on the Irish market to an end user within a commercial environment. These products should never end up in the household waste stream.
The role of Technopath (Distribution) Ltd
Technopath (Distribution) Ltd will provide free recycling of EEE and batteries.
If EEE products are purchased to replace equivalent EEE products that were purchased before 13 August 2005, Technopath (Distribution) Ltd will take full responsibility on the recycling and environmentally sound disposal of the waste EEE (no matter who the initial supplier was). When a EEE product is not being replaced by an equivalent EEE product and it was purchased before 13 August 2005, it is the customer responsibility to ensure the environmental disposal of the product.
For all EEE products purchased after 13 August 2005 the regulations say that producer is responsible. Technopath (Distribution) Ltd will take full responsibility to treat and recycle the WEEE products.
Technopath (Distribution) Ltd will provide free take back of waste batteries from any end-user, if Technopath (Distribution) Ltd supply them with new batteries, if they are the same chemistry as batteries Technopath (Distribution) Ltd have placed on the market or if they cannot be returned to another producer.
The role of the Customer
This symbol on a product or on its packaging indicates that the product must not be disposed of with household or municipal waste. Instead, it is your responsibility to ensure the environmentally sound disposal of waste equipment. The proper recycling of your waste equipment at the time of disposal will help to conserve natural resources and ensure that it is recycled in a manner that protects human health and the environment.
As a producer of EEE and batteries, Technopath (Distribution) Ltd will provide for the financing of the treatment and recycling of waste EEE and batteries.
For more information on the provisions made for the management of WEEE and batteries, please contact Technopath (Distribution) Ltd head office at:
Telephone number: Tel Irl: +353 (0)61 335844 | Email: [email protected]
Technopath (Distribution) Ltd B2B PRL Number: 3698WB