Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE): reuse and treatment
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Apply to become an approved authorised treatment facility and how to operate legally under the approval.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 7
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-16
- Category
- Safety & operations
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
Apply to become an approved authorised treatment facility and how to operate legally under the approval. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- Charges for AATFs
- Pay for AATFs in England
- Pay for AATFs in Scotland, Northern Ireland or Wales
- Before you start your application
- Sampling and inspection plan
- Apply for approval
- What happens next
- Your duties if you become an AATF
- Prioritise reuse of whole appliances
- Keep records and report
- Quarterly reporting dates
- Issue evidence
- WEEE export rules
- Sanctions for non-compliance
- Get help
- England
Source and licence
Environment Agency
AttributionEnvironment Agency, ‘Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE): reuse and treatment’ (updated 1 September 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.016/09/2026