WEEE Policy

The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive is now UK law. The legislation aims to make producers pay for the collection, treatment and recovery of waste electrical equipment. The regulations also mean that suppliers of equipment like high street shops and internet retailers must allow consumers to return their waste equipment free of charge.

The amount of WEEE we throw away is increasing by around 5% each year, making it the fastest growing waste stream in the UK.

• Much of the UK’s WEEE ends up in landfill, where the lead and other toxins it contains can cause soil and water contamination. This can have a harmful effect on natural habitat, wildlife and also human health.

• Many electrical items that we throw away can be repaired or recycled. Recycling items helps to save our natural finite resources and also reduces the environmental and health risks associated with sending electrical goods to landfill.

Distributors of new Electric and Electronic Equipment (EEE) have a part to play in reducing the amount of WEEE going into landfill sites.

In Car Music is obliged under these regulations to offer our customers free take-back of their WEEE on a like-for-like basis when they buy a new Electrical or Electronic product from us.

For example, if a customer bought a new stereo from us we would accept their old item and prevent it going into a landfill site by disposing of it safely. Customers must return their WEEE item to us within 28 days of purchasing their new item.

Under the WEEE Regulations, all new electrical goods should now be marked with the crossed-out wheeled bin symbol shown below:

Goods are marked with this symbol to show that they were produced after 13th August 2005, and should be disposed of separately from normal household waste so that they can be recycled.

How do I recycle my old products?

If this symbol appears on your product it means that you can return this waste electrical equipment to In Car Music, when you are purchasing a new product from us under our distributer obligations*

• When you have finished with a WEEE product, please do not dispose of it using your domestic waste bin, as it will not be recycle.

• Contact us by using the contact form. so that we can provide you with a return reference and details of our WEEE recycling freepost address

• Please quote your product order number and describe the item that is to be recycled
  
  
• Please carefully package any item to avoid transit damage
  
  
• We will then deal with the waste product in an environmentally responsible manner, at no cost to you

*It has to be like for like (e.g. a Speakers for Speakers and not a Amplifier for a Speaker).

What you need to know about the Waste Battery Regulations 2009

The Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009

In 2009, new regulations on the recycling of batteries and accumulators (rechargeable batteries) were introduced. The Batteries Regulations aim to significantly increase UK collection and recycling of used portable batteries from the current rate of about 3% to 25% by 2012, rising to at least 45% in 2016.

Under the Waste Battery Regulations, In Car Music, is now offering a take back scheme for all portable waste batteries. You can return your waste batteries to our business premises* in person (please do not post).

Alternatively, you can find your local waste portable battery recycling facility at www.recyclenow.com

Most supermarkets and shops that sell batteries will have collection bins for used batteries, and some town halls, libraries or schools may also set up collection points. End-users may find stores in their local area more accessible.

Please note: this service only applies to householders and not businesses