Dear all,
We custom-make a small number of electronic assistive technology devices per
year for clients of our service.
As we don't sell these devices it's my feeling that we shouldn't need to
register as a 'producer' (as defined in the WEEE Directive), and be subject
to all the rigmarole and cost associated with producer responsibility.
How do other NHS deparments who custom-make electronic devices interpret the
directive?
If we don't have to register, the tiny amount of recovered end-of-life
custom-made electronics can probably be disposed of via other available
hospital disposal channels.
I know that WEEE has not yet been incorporated into English law, but it is
only a matter of time.
Graham Newiss
Chief Technician
Dept of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering
Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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