B2C producer compliance
The WEEE Regulations differ between EEE sold for household (i.e. consumer use by members of the public) and non household (e.g. professional, business or official) use. The main point to consider here is for producers to consider carefully where their EEE ends up at end of life i.e. within a business end user or with a consumer (household) end user. The default position when it is difficult to establish whether EEE should be classified as B2B or B2C is to classify them as B2C unless the producer can prove they are used in a Business End User environment e.g. relevant invoice.
Producers of B2C (household) EEE placed on the UK market will be responsible for a proportion of separately handed in WEEE at registered DCFs in line with their market share for each category of WEEE.
The producer compliance scheme on behalf of its B2C members has the task of contracting with DCF operators (e.g. local authorities) to collect, treat, recycle, recover and dispose of in an environmentally sound manner B2C WEEE in line with its member’s overall B2C market share. For example, if a producer places 10 tonnes of category 3 EEE on the UK which is for householder end use and this represents 10% of the total tonnes of category 3 EEE placed (100 tonnes in total placed on market) on the B2C market then they, via their compliance scheme, would be responsible for 10% of all separately handed in category 3 WEEE at DCF sites.
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For more information on the B2C obligations of producers or to gain a cost estimate for a potential B2C obligation please do not hesitate to contact the Comply Direct team.
