WEEE forum

The WEEE Forum is an association of collective European systems which was founded in 2002 as a discussion forum for handling the issue of taking-back via collective systems set up by the manufacturers of electrical and electronic equipment. The WEEE Forum had brought together 38 collective systems from 21 countries of the EU, Norway and Switzerland by the end of 2006. Elektrowin became a full member of this organisation on 12^th May 2006.

Vision – The WEEE Forum is a special centre for finding environmentally-friendly, effective and innovative ways of ensuring the obligations and responsibilities of individual manufacturers via collective take-back systems.

Mission – It is the mission of the WEEE Forum to support collective systems for taking back electrical and electronic waste and to optimise their operation all over Europe. The WEEE Forum places emphasis on effectively gathering, exchanging and comparing information from all members. The WEEE Forum acts collectively with regard to problems and issues that arise in such a manner as to define common stances and, through professional and constructive input, contributes to general debate on the management of electrical and electronic waste take-back The association provides technical support to various interest groups and associations, manufacturers and legislators both at local and trans-European level.