Recycling and take back

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Hoover Spares is considerate of the environment and is pleased to comply with the EU Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations 2006. There is a requirement on each member State under Article 2 of the Directive to minimise the disposal of WEEE as unsorted municipal waste and to achieve a high level of collection of WEEE for treatment, recovery and environmentally sound disposal.
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
The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive is incorporated into 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 ourselves must allow consumers to return their waste equipment free of charge
Some components in electrical appliances can be harmful to the environment if not disposed of properly. Chemicals from them can leach into the soil or into the water supply.
It is everyone's responsibility to contribute to the reuse, recycling and other forms of recovery under WEEE Regulations. When you dispose of an appliance you should not throw it out with the domestic rubbish but take it to a recycling centre. Details of such centres can be obtained from your Local Authority or their website.
6. We sell a range of new appliances and we will take back on a new-for-old basis any old appliance that you are replacing. See our Terms and Conditions for the process.
To remind you of the need to recycle electrical products all such items carry the crossed out wheeled bin symbol.
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.