WEEE Reprocessors and Exporters: UK Approved Facilities

Published in 2019, this dataset lists contact details for approximately 420 reprocessors and exporters of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) approved under UK regulations. It is split into two reports covering approved authorized treatment facilities and approved exporters, though some data is omitted for data protection reasons. The dataset is maintained by the UK Environment Agency and is available on multiple government data platforms.

Use Cases

• Identifying compliant WEEE treatment partners based on published contact details.
• Verifying the approval status of a facility or exporter for regulatory compliance.
• Mapping the geographic distribution of authorized WEEE treatment capacity in the UK.
• Conducting supply chain due diligence for electronics producers' Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) obligations.

Strengths

• Contains a specific count of approximately 420 approved entities, providing a clear scale.
• Sourced directly from the UK Environment Agency, an authoritative regulatory body.
• Available on multiple official government data platforms, indicating its importance for compliance.

Limitations

• The exact column structure and data fields are not documented in the provided metadata.
• Some contact details are omitted for data protection, limiting completeness for all listed entities.
• The core data is from 2019, which may not reflect the current list of approved facilities despite a 2026 metadata update.

Provenance

Source

Environment Agency (UK)

Collection Method

Compiled under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Regulations.

Time Range

2019

Freshness

2026-05-19 (metadata update); underlying data copyright 2019.

Geography

United Kingdom