To prevent WEEE from being dispersed in the environment or disposed of incorrectly, the European Union has issued a specific directive (for example in Italy it was implemented and converted into a decree-law in 2005, subsequently updated in 2014).
The current legislation provides simple and effective tools for the correct disposal of electrical and electronic waste:
• transfer to a municipal collection center, or ecological island;
• you can take advantage of the “One on One” service, whereby when you buy a new electrical or electronic product, you are legally entitled to collect the old product;
• or from July 22, 2016 you can use the “One against zero” service which allows all citizens to deliver their WEEE waste, even small ones, to collection centers at electronics stores with a sales area above 400 sq m.
