Transporting electrical and electronic waste

This note gives guidance on the transportation of small mixed waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) from collection points to processing facilities.

WEEE items include:

• small household appliances
• IT and communications equipment
• power tools
• toys
• sports equipment
• medical devices
• control instruments
• smoke detectors
• dispensers

The note doesn’t cover:

• cathode-ray tubes
• flat-screen televisions and monitors
• refrigeration equipment
• large domestic appliances and fluorescent lamps
• items from ‘bring banks’
• items collected as part of kerbside recycling collection rounds

See previous versions of this guidance.