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<p>Since 1<sup>st</sup> January 2014, the 2013 Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
(WEEE) Regulations require producers of photo-voltaic (PV) panels to take on the financial
obligations arising from the collection, treatment, recycling and recovery of PV panels
when they become waste, irrespective of when they were placed on the market.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The WEEE regulations also place obligations on distributors
selling PV panels to private households to have a procedure in place to take back
PV waste or, alternatively, they must pay into a Government-approved Distributor Take-back
Scheme (DTS), which provides funding to local authority household recycling centres.</p><p>
</p><p> </p><p> </p><p>Separate rules also apply to ensure PV panels supplied to business
end-users are properly treated when they become waste. Treatment of all WEEE, including
PV panels, must be undertaken in line with best available treatment, recovery and
recycling techniques to ensure that it is disposed of in an environmentally friendly
manner.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p>
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