Inform end users of the disposal of WEEE
Distributors shall inform end users of the possibility to return electrical and electronic equipment when it becomes waste in order to facilitate end users access to collection sites and to encourage collection of WEEE.
The information shall be clear and in adherence to the site where the equipment is purchased.
Producers shall inform end users of other EEE than household EEE about the requirement not to dispose WEEE as unsorted municipal waste, to collect WEEE separately, the purpose of handling WEEE separately and to whom it may be returned. The corresponding information provision for household WEEE lies on the municipalities.
Information for treatment facilities
A producer that puts an equipment on the market of the European union shall provide waste treatment operators with information on the different EEE components and materials, as well as the location of dangerous substances and mixtures in EEE.
The information shall be available within one year after the equipment is placed on the market in the form of manuals or by means of electronic media.