Regulation
WEEE
Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive
The long-standing EU regime making producers responsible for the collection, treatment and recycling of electrical and electronic products.
WEEE assigns financial and operational responsibility for end-of-life electronics to the producer. Practically that means producer registration, take-back schemes and reporting of tonnage placed on market.
DPPs are increasingly seen as the natural carrier for WEEE-relevant data: what materials are in the device, how to disassemble it, where to take it. SmartLinks-style records consolidate that with the consumer-facing experience.