Epson and the WEEE Directive
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment regulations (2007) place a range of legal obligations on producers of electrical and electronic equipment, including the collection and recycling of equipment at the end of its useful life.
The aims of the directive are to:
Reduce the amount of WEEE sent to landfill
Promote the separate collection, treatment & recycling of WEEE
Ensure the safe treatment and disposal of hazardous components
Encourage producers to make products easier to recycle.
Our registered Number with WEEE Ireland is EPS1517.
In fulfilment of our obligations under SI 149 of 2014 and specifically in relation to B2C Household WEEE and under the WASTE MANAGEMENT ACT 1996, Epson Europe BV participates in a scheme operated by WEEE Ireland, an approved WEEE Compliance Scheme which has been approved by Dublin County Council for the collection of waste electrical and electronic equipment. WEEE Ireland accepts waste electrical and electronic equipment at:
RECYCLE IT, Clondalkin Community Recycling Initiative Limited,
Unit 14/2 Crag Terrace, Clondalkin Industrial Estate, Clondalkin, Dublin 22.
E: info@recycleit.ie, W: www.recycleit.ie, T: 00 353 (0)1 4578321
Epson Europe BV is therefore not required to accept waste electrical and electronic equipment on these premises.
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and waste batteries must never be placed in any of your household wheelie bins. WEEE is taken back free of charge at electrical retail outlets on a one-for-one like-for-like basis. There is a container for small waste batteries in your local store. Local authority civic amenity facilities also take back WEEE and waste batteries free of charge. WEEE and waste battery recycling is free.