Industry Specific Guidance

WEEE Challenges

This sector contains an extensive range of products that will in almost all cases be regarded as within scope of the WEEE Regulations; products such as:

• Audio equipment
• Dubbing & editing equipment
• Digital recorders
• Cameras
• Lighting equipment
• Microphones
• Projectors

Scope Issues –Products in the broadcast and media sector can be sold individually but are often sold as part of a system that is installed by a professional, for example an audio system comprising of speakers, microphones, cables, amplifier etc. This can lead to confusion in terms of who takes responsibility for the products once they reach their end-of-life.

 

B2B Compliance Solutions

B2B Compliance meets the WEEE compliance needs of Producers in the broadcast & media sector and ensures that the impact of the legislation on businesses in this sector is minimised. We provide comprehensive advice and guidance concerning scope issues and ensures that Members have a due diligence process to follow. Additionally, to protect members, B2B Compliance runs through an audit on all treatment and recycling requests from final-users, to ensure that members only finance the treatment and recycling of equipment that they are obligated for.

B2B Compliance is supported by the IABM, the International Association of Broadcast Manufacturers, which recommends B2B Compliance to its Members as a preferred choice of scheme to meet the WEEE Legislation.

“The IABM is pleased to recommend B2B Compliance to its members for a WEEE Compliance Scheme. The IABM and B2B Compliance have been working together since prior to the initial WEEE legislation, and we have been impressed with the pro-industry outlook that B2B Compliance has adopted throughout its operations and processes.

We are happy to commend this Compliance Scheme to companies seeking a solution to their WEEE obligations. The not-for-profit approach offers an economic route to compliance, demonstrated in practice over the early periods of operation.

IABM represents some 280 members in the global Broadcast and Media Technology sector and provides benefits to its members through market research & intelligence services, representation, event participation services, executive networking opportunities and preferential purchasing”

Nigel Burtt - Environmental Regulation Consultant – IABM.